The Role of The Pharmacist

Presented by the Alberta Pharmacy Students’ Association

QUESTIONS: How many of you have

been sick before?

How many of you have seen a doctor when you were sick?

Did you need medicine to help you feel better?

QUESTIONS:

Did you get your medicine from a pharmacy?

How many of you know a pharmacist?

What do you think a pharmacist does?

What Does a Pharmacist Do?

The pharmacist fills prescriptions

Pharmacists work in pharmacies. It’s their job to make sure that the medicine the doctor prescribes for you is the best for you!

What Does a Pharmacist Do? Pharmacists can make

suggestions about non-prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to people

Pharmacists also have to know lots about diseases to answer questions for people.

Pharmacists demonstrate medical devices.

What Does a Pharmacist Do?

Pharmacists help people stay healthy.

They deal with

medicines to make people feel better and to prevent people from getting sick.

Pharmacists Can Provide Tips For Using Medication: Only take medicine that is

prescribed for you. Don’t share!

Follow the directions the doctor or pharmacist gave you.

Take old and unused medication to the pharmacy for disposal.

More Tips Always ask an adult you

trust before taking any medications.

If you take more than one medicine, make sure you ask the pharmacist if they will mix, making you sick.

Keep all medications away from small children. Lots of medicine looks like candy.

Where Do Pharmacists Work?

Pharmacies

Hospitals

Universities

Drug companies The government

The military

How Do You Become a Pharmacist?

Finish High School

Go to university (for 5 years)

Practice as a student in a pharmacy Write a national exam

How Do I Know If I Would Like To Be a

Pharmacist? Do you like helping people?

Do you like talking to people?

Do you like learning new things?

Are you a problem solver?

Do you like science, language arts or math?

Any QUESTIONS?