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Brian Grant: Licensed Drug Dealer-A Guide to Dealing Drugs.

2Dealing Drugs

• $1.6 Trillion dollar industry

• Drugs rise 15% every year

• Increases Life Expectancy

3Pharmacists

• Third Largest Health Profession• Monitor patients prescriptions• Job outlook: Faster than average• Median Salary: $88,000/year• Average 196 prescriptions/day• Calls to Physicians

4How-To

High school

College

Pharm.D. Program

NAPLEX & MPJE

5Daily Duties

• Advise Physicians and other Health Professionals

• Monitor Patients health

• Answer Questions

• Paperwork

• Supervise and Manage

6Head-to-Head

Pros

• High Salary• 40-hour work week• Excel in math and

chemistry• Opportunity to move-up

Cons

• Education: Cost and Length

• Competitive• Stress• Can be repetitive

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How would you do?

• Are you a good listener?

• Are you easily able to recognize when there is a problem?

• Are you good at conveying information to others verbally?

• Are you comfortable talking to people on the telephone?

• Are you always very accurate?

• Do you prefer working indoors or outdoors?

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How would you do?

• How do you feel about regularly having contact with others, for example customers?

• How do you feel about work that involves repeating the same tasks over and over?

• Mistakes happen but in this job they can have dire consequences. How would that make you feel?

• Are you good at making decisions on your own?

9Bibliography

Information

• Longley, Doug. “Almost Half of Americans Take at Least One Prescription Drug.” about.com. The New York Times Company. N.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

• “Facts About Pharmacists and Pharmacies.” pharmacist.com American Pharmacist Association. N.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

• McKay, Dawn. “Pharmacist: Career Information.” about.com. The New York Times Company. N.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

• “Some Facts About Pharmacists and Pharmacies.” markfrisse.com. N.p. n.d. Web. 24 April, 2012.

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