Saturday, December 1, 2012

Careers in Pharmacy



Pharmacists distribute drug medications prescribed by doctors to patients. Pharmacist are usually responsible for filling prescriptions, verifying instructions of doctors on the proper amount of medication to hand out, and check of negative effects of drug combinations taken by the patient. They also advice and instruct the patients on how and when to take the medicine, possible side effects of taking the drug, and their safe use.
Pharmacists are important to the healthcare industry, some work in universities and pharmaceutical companies where they research and test new medications, others have their own store and sometimes a chain of pharmacy which makes them more involve in business activities such as: inventory management, administrative work to interns, and completion of insurance forms and collaborate with insurance companies to make sure the patients get their medicine. Basically, there are two types of pharmacists: clinical pharmacists, they involve direct patient care and often work in hospitals and other healthcare settings, and consultant pharmacists, one which give direct advice to patients, manage their prescriptions and dispense medications; they usually advise healthcare facilities and insurance providers on improving their pharmaceutical services

No comments:

Post a Comment