I feel like so many of these career videos focus solely on the paycheck and not on the actual work. My best friend has been a pharmacist for years, and she said it is the most boring job of life. She said it’s basically a day of taking on the phone, typing information into a computer and dealing with asshole customers. She said you are basically crammed into a tiny area with other people in the front or back of a Walmart or Walgreens. She also said the job gives her no sense of accomplishment at the end of the day, and she’s not really helping people with anything other than handing them some pills and sending them on their way.
When I was a pharmacist I felt very similar. I wanted a financial vehicle and a vehicle for impact. Theres people who say you shouldn't complain and just suck it up. But if other people find a way to be happy and have those core things, then why shouldn't we strive for more? Thanks for sharing Lucy!
I don't disagree with your friend but working as a retail pharmacist, her intervention, if any, is minimal. They have very limited access to the patient profile (labs, diagnosis, past or current medical history etc) so they literally cannot do anything else beside handing out pills and some consultation. On the other hand, pharmacists working in a different setting, like clinical pharmacists are much more rewarding and practice on top of our license, meaning we utilize all the knowledge we learn in school and practice to help patients. As an ED clinical pharmacist, I love my job and it is very rewarding to see the direct impact on patient care. We are a great resource for nurses, physicians and resident physicians. Regularly, nurses and physicians keep telling me how glad they are to have a pharmacist working with them in the ED. Depending on practice agreement, some pharmacists can see patients, write prescriptions, order labs, order meds etc. it’s quite an interesting profession but sadly the public only see us as “retail pharmacists” and all we do is slab a label and hand out pills.
Hey Kevin, if u scroll down on the bls page for a job there's a section called state and area data, which breaks down the pay for each state and region. It says the pharmacists make about 144k in CA
I had that thought too not very long ago. Looked up some info and seem like it's still a long way to go. Not a lot of courses from pharmacy school can be transferred over. So right now I'm still thinking about it.
Not really. You would waste in incredible amount of time. You are better off going into medicine straight away then specialize in something pharmacy related after
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I feel like so many of these career videos focus solely on the paycheck and not on the actual work. My best friend has been a pharmacist for years, and she said it is the most boring job of life. She said it’s basically a day of taking on the phone, typing information into a computer and dealing with asshole customers. She said you are basically crammed into a tiny area with other people in the front or back of a Walmart or Walgreens. She also said the job gives her no sense of accomplishment at the end of the day, and she’s not really helping people with anything other than handing them some pills and sending them on their way.
When I was a pharmacist I felt very similar. I wanted a financial vehicle and a vehicle for impact. Theres people who say you shouldn't complain and just suck it up. But if other people find a way to be happy and have those core things, then why shouldn't we strive for more? Thanks for sharing Lucy!
I don't disagree with your friend but working as a retail pharmacist, her intervention, if any, is minimal. They have very limited access to the patient profile (labs, diagnosis, past or current medical history etc) so they literally cannot do anything else beside handing out pills and some consultation.
On the other hand, pharmacists working in a different setting, like clinical pharmacists are much more rewarding and practice on top of our license, meaning we utilize all the knowledge we learn in school and practice to help patients.
As an ED clinical pharmacist, I love my job and it is very rewarding to see the direct impact on patient care. We are a great resource for nurses, physicians and resident physicians. Regularly, nurses and physicians keep telling me how glad they are to have a pharmacist working with them in the ED.
Depending on practice agreement, some pharmacists can see patients, write prescriptions, order labs, order meds etc. it’s quite an interesting profession but sadly the public only see us as “retail pharmacists” and all we do is slab a label and hand out pills.
Hey Kevin, if u scroll down on the bls page for a job there's a section called state and area data, which breaks down the pay for each state and region. It says the pharmacists make about 144k in CA
Great addition! I can't believe I missed that. Thanks for that!
Is there a huge salary difference for entry level pharmacist?
Based what I've seen not really. Where you start to see differences are the positions (leadership vs staff).
hmm how much do would you make if you own a pharmacy?
Realize there's too many factors when it comes to business and it doesn't come with a simple answer
I’m accepted in dentistry and pharmacy school. Which one is better?
Dentistry school 100% I’m a pre-pharmacy student and yes I love the profession but dentist make much more money and many opportunities are open .
Dentistry
@@ghadeeralkaabi4432 i think that there are more opportunities in phamacy school
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if you have that chance to get open your own pharmacy its %100 better than dentistry
Is studying medicine after pharmacy worth it?
Like MD? I wanted to do that too. Having an extensive background in Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy is also beneficial as a doctor.
I had that thought too not very long ago. Looked up some info and seem like it's still a long way to go. Not a lot of courses from pharmacy school can be transferred over. So right now I'm still thinking about it.
Not really. You would waste in incredible amount of time. You are better off going into medicine straight away then specialize in something pharmacy related after
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