Pharmacist

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. Once the compounds   are prepared, pharmacists then dispense them to customers and patient.

Pharmacists answer patients’ and customers’ questions about the drugs they are taking and drugs can be sold over the counter. In some cases, pharmacists are responsible for taking inventory of the drugs on the shelves and ordering any which they are low on.

Average Salary: $33,000 - $51,000

Educational requirements: 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 college Admissions  Test (PCAT)

Reflection:  Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not? No because it seems boring.