| Within the medical industry, there are thousands of | | | | a license in order to work as a pharmacist. |
| different types of careers to choose from. According | | | | A career as a pharmacist is very financially rewarding. |
| to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employing 14 million | | | | As a pharmacist acquires more experience, salary will |
| people in 2006, the medical industry projects an | | | | increase. The normal starting salary for pharmacist is |
| estimated three million more jobs by 2016." One | | | | about $80,000. After so many years working as a |
| medical career that is both well-paid and rewarding is a | | | | pharmacist, salary can be over $100,000. Salary can |
| Pharmacist. When compared to other medical careers, | | | | vary according to the industry where the pharmacist is |
| the salaries of pharmacists are very lucrative. An | | | | employed. Pharmacists can be employed in retail |
| additional benefit of a having a career as a pharmacist | | | | pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, drug |
| is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that | | | | store chains...etc. The highest salaries can be found in |
| "careers in pharmacy will increase by 22 percent over | | | | the retail pharmacy industry. As well, Pharmacists |
| the next 10 years." | | | | often receive special incentives when they accept a |
| Pharmacists are licensed medical professionals that | | | | job position. These incentives can be a bonus that can |
| are involved with the dispensing of drugs and | | | | be up to $15,000. The bonuses normally come with a |
| medications to patients. As well, they educate patients | | | | contract where the pharmacist will stay at a particular |
| on dosages and reactions associated with a particular | | | | job for a specified number of years |
| drug. A pharmacist has to be an expert in calculating | | | | Pharmacists are devoted to fulfilling the health care |
| drug dosages so there is a lot of responsibility that | | | | requirements of their patients. Pharmacy is a |
| comes with the career. Although the pharmacist is an | | | | profession that is expanding in new directions to meet |
| expert in compounding, formulating, storing, and | | | | the health care needs of all members of the |
| dispensing pharmaceutical drugs and medication, the | | | | community. The pharmacist is involved in a broad |
| pharmacist's direction is changing and evolving to | | | | range of health roles in a community and it is a career |
| include such areas as drug therapy for patients and | | | | that is expanding to a variety of medical areas. For |
| the interactions of these drugs and their side effects, | | | | instance, one fourth of pharmacists work in hospitals |
| teaching diabetic patients how to inject insulin, assisting | | | | and many pharmacists now work for pharmaceutical |
| hypertension patients with managing their blood | | | | companies on new drug development. |
| pressure, as well as the treatment of certain conditions | | | | Pharmacists play a fundamental role in the community |
| such as colds, flu, and skin irritations...etc. They also | | | | and provide an important function as educator to the |
| offer community health programs such as testing | | | | public. A career as a pharmacist is a financially and |
| blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and promoting | | | | personally rewarding career with many opportunities |
| health issues such as a healthy diet and exercise. | | | | for those who enjoy attending to the health care |
| Pharmacists must earn a Pharmacy Degree from an | | | | needs of the community. |
| accredited college or school of pharmacy and acquire | | | | |