This Exam is a Tough Pill to Swallow
Which of these high school classes is not needed to get into pharmacy school.
English, Math, Chemistry, Social Studies, Biology
What is Social Studies
___________ is the average hourly pharmacist wage in Alberta
$56/hour --> $112,000 per year
A pharmacist can work in many different areas. 3 potential fields of work include:
What are: hospitals, community pharmacies, specialty clinics, education, research, drug development, sales, government
With the rise in use of AI, a pharmacists role will be obsolete in a few years. True or False
What is False
Pharmacists provide individualized care that takes into account multiple medical conditions, patient goals, concerns and medication availability.
It takes how many years of university education to become a pharmacist
What is 6 years to become a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Post secondary education to become a pharmacist costs approximately ________ total
What is $80,000
In a community pharmacy, a pharmacist is responsible for safe and effective use of medication. This is accomplished through different services. List 2
What are: checking prescriptions, counseling on medications, selecting over-the-counter medications, administering injections, performing rapid tests (strep tests), answering drug information questions, compounding medications, prescribing medications, conducting care plans, managing drug shortages.
Besides the ability to help people, being a pharmacist comes with many benefits. One benefit is _______ (excluding money)
What is
1. Free products/meals from reps who want you to sell their product.
2. Flexible schedules
3. Ability to work anywhere and kind of create your own job. You can be your own boss
4. Others as appropriate
All of the following courses are needed to apply to pharmacy school except: English, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, Cell Bio, Biochemistry, Calculus, Human Anatomy and Human Physiology
What is Physics and Human Anatomy
Each year a pharmacist must renew their pharmacist license, advocating board membership and liability insurance. This costs _____ each year.
What is $1700
Head to Head competition:
Select another team to compete against and choose one person from each team to come up for a race.
First person to garb up and draw up 10mls of water wins
Pharmacy as a profession has some challenges to face. One challenge is __________
What is
- Compensation from Alberta Health for our services
- Staying up to date on medical information
- Being the messenger for unfavorable public health policies
- increasing workload with less resources