What is the role of a modern pharmacist?
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In general you would package the medicine from the information on the prescription, type up the label (or enter it in the computer for a printout), and prepare the billing for the customer copay and the insurance pay.\n\nIn addition you would also ask the patient if they had any allergies that you would verify as not being a factor for the new medicine. You might call the doctor if the old prescription was expired. You would also talk about any side-effects if it was a new prescription. You would also answer any questions the patient had (and make sure they understood the directions on when and how to take the medicine).
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A pharmacist can not prescribe medicine but they can suggest differnt types of medications to people who are curious as to what are the better meds for certain types of ailments.
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just about any pharmacy
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Apothecary (pronounced "ah-poth-i-kerry") is a historical name for a medical practitioner who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist.\n\nIn addition to pharmacy the apothecary also offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. Apothecaries often operated through a retail shop, which in addition to ingredients for medicines, would also sell tobacco and patent medicines.\n\nIn its investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients, the work of the apothecary may be regarded as a precursor of the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology, prior to the formulation of the scientific method.\n\nFrom the 15th century the apothecary gained the status of a skilled practitioner, but by the end of the 19th century the medical professions had taken on their current institutional form, with defined roles for doctors and surgeons, and the role of the apothecary was more narrowly conceived as that of dispensing pharmacist.\n\nIn England, the apothecaries merited their own livery company, the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, founded in 1617. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain when she passed the Society's examination in 1865.\n\nApothecaries used the now obsolete apothecaries' measure to provide precise weighing of small quantities.
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That's what I had always wanted to do. With all of the drug stores popping up, there will certainly be alot of employment opportunities in the future. Why not go to your local drug store and ask to speak to the Pharmacist??? People love to talk about themselves. Ask the pros and cons of the job. Find out if that's what you really want to do. Find out if you can get a job, even part time, in the Pharmacy. Talk to your local community college about getting the english, math, history requirements out of the way and then see if they have program for that kind of major or what schools in your area can offer you a degree program. Don't sit back and just think about it... take some form of action!!! Your local library should have books and college information that will help you.
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i shadowed at a nuclear pharmacy... pretty much any type of pharmacist is in demand at the moment. basically similar to a regular pharmacist except they dispense radioactive prescriptions which are mostly used for diagnositc testing and also some thyroid treatments and cancer drugs. tests are becoming more and more sophisticated and relying on more and more radioactive stuff so the field is growing.\n\nthe downside is that nuclear pharmacys are open 24 hours a day because the drugs often have a very short halflife and expire in a couple hours, so youd be working some graveyard shifts/weekends/holidays\n\nthe "phizer career guide" is a good resource if youre looking for a pharmacy career... try to search for it online and download it.
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Talk to your doctor and pharmacist.
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Pharmacist.  You have to work your BUTT off in school, but once you get out, you count pills and talk to people.  All the hard work that pharmacists used to have to do is now mostly done inside the computer.  You have to count, check, and occasionally answer a question.  And for this, you can start making ~$50,000 - $90,000 a year (working retail at Kmart or Target or something).\n\nYes, school is A LOT of hard work, but when you're done, you're set for life.
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There's currently a pharmacist shortage in the US. Starting salaries around 90,000 dollars per year. Dentists are always in need too. You can open your own pharmacy in the US but most pharmacist work for someone else, as the industry is dominated by chain pharmacies. Pharmacists also work in hospitals, clinics, etc.
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the pharmacological science relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects, particularly long term and short term side effect, of medicines (Source: The Importance of Pharmacovigilance, WHO 2002).\n\nIt is gaining importance for doctors and scientists as the number of stories in the media of drug recalls increases.
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Apothecary (pronounced "ah-poth-i-kerry") is a historical name for a medical practitioner who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist.\n\nIn addition to pharmacy the apothecary also offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. Apothecaries often operated through a retail shop, which in addition to ingredients for medicines, would also sell tobacco and patent medicines.\n\nIn its investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients, the work of the apothecary may be regarded as a precursor of the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology, prior to the formulation of the scientific method.\n\nFrom the 15th century the apothecary gained the status of a skilled practitioner, but by the end of the 19th century the medical professions had taken on their current institutional form, with defined roles for doctors and surgeons, and the role of the apothecary was more narrowly conceived as that of dispensing pharmacist.\n\nIn England, the apothecaries merited their own livery company, the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, founded in 1617. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain when she passed the Society's examination in 1865.\n\nApothecaries used the now obsolete apothecaries' measure to provide precise weighing of small quantities.\n[edit]\n\nNoted apothecaries\n\n    * Nicholas Culpeper\n    * Dante - non-practising, he entered the Florentine apothecaries guild for political reasons.\n    * Benedict Arnold\n    * Nostradamus\n\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apothecary\n\nHeres resources to study alchemy:\nhttp://www.holisticmed.com/www/alchemy.html\nhttp://www.accessnewage.com/Links/L-Alchem.htm\nhttp://www.levity.com/alchemy/\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?p=where+can+I+study+alchemy%3F&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=1&x=wrt&meta=vl%3Dlang_en
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The job nature as "Regional Manager" in a pharma company depends upon the company.For each company it may be in a different way.Any how he will be responsable for the sales and marketing of the company products in a particular region.The job differs according to the company's strategy on a "Region" they call.\nFrom the top level of a Pharma company,the positions may be like this...\n1.CEO/Chairman/President\n2.Vice President/Vice Chairman\n3.Country Manager-Marketing(who is responsible for the whole country sales and marketing)\n4.Zonal Manager(It can be -in India-South Zone ,North Zone,West Zone,East Zone or even more)\n5.Regional Manager(For a particular region-eg:Kerala as a region in the SouthZone or Kerala and ThamilNadu as a single region of South Zone.)\n6.Area Managers(responsible for complete or half of a state or of three or less districts)\n7.Territory Managers/Business Executive/Medical Sales Rep\n\nThe regional manager gets daily reports from all representatives and managers under his region.He monitors their work his own or theough his managers.He do random visits to small territories and sometimes see top level doctors.He has the responsibility to maintain the relations of the company with concerned C&F Agents and Pharma distributors in his region.He is also a relationship manager.
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it is a pharmacist aid (helper), i used to b 1
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The different roles of chemistry within society are vast ( I think that is a valid term for it). Think of all the professional streams that apply 'chemistry'. I think that it is very important. \n\nThe roles of chemistry in society?\n\nOkay obvious ones like Medicine, Engineering, Environment, biology in a way I think. These are just a few but it does stem a large tree of roles that chemistry holds.
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I study pharmacy and I agree with you and I think that pharmacists must do a lot to approve their statues in the industry.After all they discover a new drugs.
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I think that is a question for your pharmacist or most importantly you doctor.  I wouldn't even trust an answer off the inet.  How do you know that person is for real? I could tell you anything.
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I have been in US pharma for over 11 years- some of it in sales. The best question I had used was- " Doctor, what do you think is the number 1 concern of your ??????? patients"- use that as a foot in the door to position your drug