Specialized Pharmacy Careers
These pharmacists focus on providing care for those under 18 years of age. Their goal is to understand the intricacies of the developing physiology of a child and select the proper medication regimen for them.
What is Pediatric Pharmacist?
These pharmacists work with customers to fill their prescriptions, explain proper medication use, and provide clinical services. They are often asked to give advice on diet, exercise, wellness or stress management. They also advise doctors about medication therapy, and help to identify possible drug interactions for people taking more than one medication.
What is Chain/Retail Community Pharmacist?
60 - 100 bpm
What is Normal Heart Rate/Beat?
These pharmacists enjoy working in the community but want to be their own boss. This type of pharmacy could be a single store with one owner or several stores owned by an individual or small group. Owners have the opportunity to practice pharmacy according to their personal style, use their business and management skills, and customize their store to the needs of their patients and community.
What is Independent Community Pharmacist?
Ibuprofen
What is Advil, Midol, or Motrin?
These pharmacists provide evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy management and direct patient care for individuals with cancer, including treatment assessment and monitoring for potential adverse drug reactions and interactions.
What is Oncology Pharmacist?
Some key roles of this type of pharmacist is compounding medications to meet the specific needs of pets, their owners and veterinarians. Many prescriptions made by this pharmacist are hand-made based on the weight and size of an animal. The dosage, strength, and taste of the medicine can be adjusted to make it easier for pets to consume.
What is Veterinary Pharmacist? (To become a veterinary pharmacist, students must complete specialized training in veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics.)
> 100.4°F
What is Fever?
This type of pharmacist does essentially all of the same things as a regular pharmacist but with an emphasis on preparing customized medication to meet a patient’s needs or a doctor’s request. Since every patient is different and has unique needs, customized medications are a very important part of providing quality care.
What is Compounding Pharmacist?
Acetaminophen
What is Tylenol?
These pharmacists are critical members of the emergency medicine team that care for patients at the bedside across diverse populations. Their practice is focused to optimize medication therapy, improve patient safety, increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness of care, facilitate medication stewardship, and educate patients and other healthcare providers.
What is Emergency Medicine (ER) Pharmacist?
Doctors, nurses and patients rely on these pharmacists for important drug information. They work directly with doctors and nurses to make sure that each patient receives the correct medication, in the right dosage, at the right time. They also keep up-to-date records on each patient, which are used to fill medication orders and screen for drug allergies.
What is Hospital Pharmacist? (Additionally, hospital pharmacists may work directly with patients to be sure they understand their medications while in the hospital and when they are discharged to go home.)
< 120/80 mmHg
What is Normal Blood Pressure?
These pharmacists have many key responsibilities, including training future pharmacists and conducting research. Research may include laboratory studies to evaluate findings with other scientific data; research also is done on patient compliance, wellness and other disease-related measurements. In addition to sharing pharmaceutical knowledge and information with other health care professionals and students, these pharmacists also speak at industry events, contribute to science and education publications, and advise student pharmacists.
What is Academic/Academia Pharmacist? (i.e., Instructor/Teacher); (Some academic pharmacists also have direct contact with patients.)
Diphenhydramine (Hint: "Have allergies? Just sleep it off!"
What is Benadryl?
These pharmacists focus on disease prevention and treatment in patients with medical conditions related to the heart, including evidence-based medication use and related care that improve both short- and long-term outcomes for patients.
What is Cardiology Pharmacist?
These pharmacists provide accessible healthcare services and are accountable for addressing medication needs, developing sustained partnerships with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community clinics. It involves being an integral part of an outpatient, multidisciplinary healthcare team to improve quality and patient outcomes by focusing on medication management.
What is Ambulatory Care Pharmacist?
12 - 20 bpm
What is Normal Respiratory Rate?
These pharmacists provide direct patient care as a vital member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. These pharmacists are often highly specialized and an expert in one specific area, and they mainly practice in the hospital or clinic setting. Oftentimes, they can enter into a collaborative practice agreement where they can prescribe medications and order labs.
What is Clinical Pharmacist?
Cetirizine (Hint: "Allergy season is only beautiful when you're prepared.")
What is Zyrtec?
These pharmacists address the pharmaceutical care of patients with mental/brain-related illnesses and disorders.
What is Psychiatric Pharmacist?
These pharmacists work to improve health through safe and effective use of radioactive drugs to diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer. They provide clinical services and fill drug prescriptions like other pharmacists, only these drugs are radioactive. This position requires scientific knowledge to safely work with radioactive material, as well as training in radiation safety.
What is Nuclear Pharmacist? (Nuclear pharmacists can work at a large hospital or at a commercial nuclear pharmacy where radioactive drugs are prepared and delivered to smaller hospitals.)
18.5 - 24.9
What is Normal Body Mass Index (BMI)?
These pharmacists provide medicine and drug treatments for facilities such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, group homes, and rehabilitation facilities. They also educate patients and their family, friends or other caregivers about different types of medication and treatments.
What is Long-Term Care Pharmacist? (Although long-term care pharmacists often work with the elderly, they also serve patients with HIV, multiple sclerosis (a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system), or developmental challenges.)
Guaifenesin (Hint: "______ in. Mucus Out"; "You've Got Symptoms, We've Got Relief")
What is Mucinex?