patients on the use of medication, upon a patients release from the hospital. Retail pharmacists help answer questions about over the counter and prescription drugs. They must ask patients certain health questions in order to make a judgment on which medications to prescribe. Some pharmacists specialize in drugs for psychiatric disorders or intravenous nutrition.There is an extensive amount of training one must go through in order to become a pharmacist. One or two years of pre-pharmacy with credits in math, chemistry, biology, physics, humanities, and social sciences are required. A minimum of five years is required to graduate from a program qualified by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. If pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree it could take six or seven years. After graduating most pharmacists go on to do residencies or fellowships. Residencies are an organized, post graduation-training program. Fellowships are directed, individualized programs, which help prepare participants for lab work. Some students go on to advance in the field and be an intern or pharmacy assistant, pharmacy manager, or possibly the owner of a pharmacy.Pharmacists have a lot of qualifications they must meet in order to obtain a job. Many hospitals require a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. A Bachelors Degree is accepted for most community pharmacies. A Masters Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy degree is needed to do research and an additional residency or fellowship training is required. Computer use, accuracy, being attentive to detail, following step-by-step procedures, and knowledge of the slightest difference in color, size, and shape are a few things that one also must posses in the business of pharmacy. Most pharmacists have an outstanding knowledge of science and a lively conscientiousness concerning pharmaceutical practice. They must have good communication skills and a willingness to help others when working with the ill public.Be...
