Pharmacists
Also called: Pharmacist, Staff Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)
In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Navy.
What they do:
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
On the job, you would:
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
Math and Science
Health
Arts and Humanities
Business
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Social
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
Math
Attention
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People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Data base user interface and query software
Label making software
Analytical or scientific software
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