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What are the main responsibilities as a pharmacist?

I am an incoming 12th grader who is interested in being a pharmacist, I am very hardworking and I am ready to pursue my career. #pharmacist

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Taheri’s Answer

Pharmacists are primarily responsible for:

- the quality of medicines supplied to patients.
- ensuring that the supply of medicines is within the law.
- ensuring that the medicines prescribed to patients are suitable.
- advising patients about medicines, including how to take them, what reactions may occur and answering patients' questions.
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Steven’s Answer

As many answers state, pharmacy school is, at a minimum, a 6-year commitment. The curriculum is very science-based, with chemistry-related courses as a core (inorganic, organic, biochem, medicinal chem, etc.)
Although a 6-year commitment seems like a lot, especially when you're younger, once you get through you will be set for life. Almost all pharmacy jobs start in the low 6-figures salaries, and you can have a ton of career choices.
My own journey started as a community pharmacist, filling prescriptions in a retail setting. These are great jobs if you enjoy working with the public and helping people with their health care needs.
I wanted to learn more about the business so from there I became a district manager for the chain I was working at, and then I became involved in my organizations managed-care division and eventually wound up selling pharmacy benefits for a short time. Then I moved into the insurance industry (think Blue Cross, United, etc.) where I have had a very successful 20-year run.
On the insurance side we hire many pharmacists to do things like review prior authorization requests - we also have pharmacists working in the sales and account areas...so again, lots of places to go if you are inclined!
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Kalkidan’s Answer

It requires a minimum of 5 years commitment, patience in behavioir in serving and communicating about medication, good at calculation particularly for dose, chemistry, communication, and public speaking additional you should stay updated since health sciences require self upgrading as well and overall patient care.
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Dinah’s Answer

The pharmacist is basically running the show. The pharmacist has to juggle so much on one plate and many patients don't think pharmacists do much. The pharmacist is in charge of making sure prescriptions are written and entered in to the system properly. They also have to insure that there are no serious drug-drug interactions and the patient is okay to take the medication. The pharmacist also has to make sure that the prescription is written correctly by law and dispense it legally. Pharmacists are able to make recommendations to patients and answer any questions that they have. Pharmacists also have to make doctor calls, order C2s, order supplies for the pharmacy, and making sure that his/her team is doing what they should be doing and helping if need be. Now, in retail, things are changing a bit, especially in CVS. Some CVS pharmacys are becoming health hubs, where the pharmacist is able to talk more with the patient and even schedule yearly exams for them.
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