🩺Medicine & Health
Pharmacist
Knows medicines and how to use them
Knows the composition, effects and correct use of medicines — works at a pharmacy or in drug manufacturing.
What they do
- ▹Advises pharmacy customers on choosing and using medicines
- ▹Checks drug interactions and prescribed dosages
- ▹Monitors storage conditions and expiry dates of medicines
- ▹May take part in developing or manufacturing medicines
Skills you need
- ▹Attention to detail
- ▹A strong memory for drug compositions and interactions
- ▹Responsibility for a client's health
- ▹Chemistry and biology literacy
- ▹Polite, clear communication with people
Focus on these subjects at school
ChemistryBiology
Where they work
- ▹Pharmacies and pharmacy chains
- ▹Pharmaceutical warehouses and distributors
- ▹Pharmaceutical manufacturing plants
- ▹Hospital pharmacies
- ▹The medicine quality control agency
Pros
- + Steady demand in any town
- + Can work either in a pharmacy chain or in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Challenges
- − High responsibility — a dosage error can harm health
- − A lot of theory and constant updates on new drugs
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