pharmacist

Pharmacist

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Duties and responsibilities:

Pharmacists compound, or prepare, prescriptions written by physicians, dentists, and other practitioners.  They review these prescriptions to validate their accuracy and then prepare the medication.  This can involve weighing, measuring, and mixing drugs.

Salary:

Average Salary:  $33,000 - $51,000

Education:

Students should take the most challenging high school classes (including AP or IB) available in English, science, and math.

All pharmacists must graduate from a college of pharmacy.  Most pharmacy schools require applicants to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (P-CAT), and some require up to two years of pre-pharmacy education.  Other colleges will admit students directly from high school.

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Reflection: do you think you would like to be one?

Why? Why not?

I think I would not like to be a pharmacist because it is not of my interest and because I am interested in becoming a pediatrician. J