Average full-time pharmacist wage (yes, wage!) is $42/h. that works out to be just over 70,000 per year, AND no holiday bonus, NO sick pay.
Are you joking? actually? any GP has the EXACT same copy of MIMs that you do, and would easily have way way way more insight into drug interactions and contraindications, they write hundreds of rx's every day, administer hundreds of medications every week, they simply have more experience. (a GP will see 3-4 drug reps per day, a pharmacist will see 3-4 drug reps a year).
Yep, you've got the gist of it. You review the effectiveness of drugs in a nominated patient (sometimes their GP will request one, other times the pharmacist will initiate if they're particularly concerned about a patient). Can't remember the price but I think it's $120/review? So if you get up to speed you could be earning >$40/hr for a single review. But it's a lot of work. You need to interview the patient (usually at their homes too so travel time and cost as well), then you need to write up the actual review, then you need to inform the GP and patient about your recommendations, then send it off to the government.
You're welcome.
It's a great undergrad course for med according to a friend who's doing med now. They teach you very little pharmacology (study of drugs) in med because of how much else needs to be known, so having that extra knowledge is advantageous. Not to mention we do quite a few of the same foundation subjects, e.g. bio, chem, physiology, microbiology, so even though you cannot be credited for them (nothing can in med) it's just easier to learn it second time round. Note the same can be said for any other health course, e.g. physios will have it easy when it comes to anatomy. So pick something you'd be remotely interested in for 4 years that will allow you to get the marks required.
LOL, nah I doubt i would even get into pharmacy. And anyway, by the sounds of things, its not a career id last long in. Soooo.....bye bye pharmacy.omg, kjay! are u gunaa do pharmacy loll .. i reccomend yu doin it, my brotheers loving it =) he can helpp yaa if ur in need if yu do end up choosing pharmacy lol
I think its too late, im put-off pharmacy. Doesnt sound like something id be interested in let alone love to doYep, and also Pharmacy practice and other areas. Will be interesting, hopefully.
haha omg when i think about it, at MY work this is sooo true! except im a 17 year old shop assistant
a credit average equates to GPA 5.0 you loser
hahaha wait, at a pharmacy?haha omg when i think about it, at MY work this is sooo true! except im a 17 year old shop assistant
No need for the insult thanks. I'm more than willing to correct my mistakes. GPA 5.5 is somewhere between a credit and distinction average, again, not hard to achieve. They must've restructured the degree to eliminate all the foundation subjects not directly relevant to pharmacy, because when I did it our first year was identical to science and med science students--bio, chem, maths, the lot. And don't forget the second year too, which covers subjects only a second year science student would cover anyway--microbio, physiology, pharmacology.
To Jason: your completely right, pharmacy is not as grand as people think. you do the same things day in and day out. but thats with alot of jobs not just pharmacy to be honest. but yes sticking labels, giving out difflam and saying u want generics? is bout the height of your careeer. unless you work in industry or hospital where youre more an expert and you recommend what needs to be prescribed etc.
