Heidi M. Zayas Roche April 16, 2014
Pharmacy
Studying science is probably the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life. Three years ago, I would have never thought that I was going to do what I’m doing right now. Before deciding that pharmacy was the career that I was going to pursue, I knew I wanted to invest my money and time on studies that later on would give me the opportunity and knowledge to help people. Most people think that pharmacists just work behind the counter preparing the medication that doctors prescribe to their patients. In fact, the field of pharmacy has different specialties; some of these are retail, clinical, and nuclear. Retail is the common idea that people have of pharmacists. In a retail setting, there are the pharmacy technicians, the pharmacist, and also the manager of the pharmacy. Prescriptions by the doctor are dropped by the client, and the pharmacist is responsible for making the medication and informing the patient about the side effects of the drug. Pharmacists are basically the ones who run the place. They are responsible for providing advice about health issues, symptoms, and medications in response to customer enquiries. They also do the recruiting, training, managing of staff, processing prescriptions, dispensing of medication, attending to meetings with medical representatives, managing of budgets, keeping statistical and financial records, and preparing publicity materials and display. Some pharmacists work in a clinical setting. These have the role of prescribing the patient right after the doctor has determined the diagnosis. They’re also responsible for obtaining the drug medication history of every patient in order to avoid reactions with other drugs. Clinical pharmacists are frequently granted patient care privileges