PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY Nouf Aloudah, M.S Clinical Pharmacy Lecturer King Saud University...

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PRACTICE AREAS IN PHARMACY

Nouf Aloudah, M.SClinical Pharmacy Lecturer

King Saud University. .naloudah@ksu edu sa

[email protected]

http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/NAloudah/Documents/PHCL%20471/National%20Association%20of%20Chain%20Drug%20Stores.mht



• Great Benefit of pharmacy Is The Wide Variety Of Career Options

• Don’t Stop In This Lecture, Go And Ask!• Prepare you self from now!

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Objectives

Discover the wide range of variety for career options

Know Definition, scope of practice, Job availability, Salary, Typical day, Common rewards and frustration, Prospects of growth and advancement for working in each of community, hospital, consultant, home health care, industry, associations, and governmental and authority pharmacy sectors


Identifying a career options in pharmacy• Good planning + good luck• Find a good mentor in the area that interest

you, ask for advice (electives, tests, tools, post grad education…ect)

• Ask your family




Pathway evaluation program for pharmacy professionals 1980-AphA 2001



• www.aphanet.org/student/careerPathwayPrograms.htm

• AphA academy of students of pharmacy (AphA-ASP)

• Description of career options

http://www.nicpweb.com/

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Getting ready to pursue a careerBest way is to work in the setting!

1. To see what is the daily activity2. Why I need to know all that stuff3. Stronger commitment to future employee

Money lost!



Summer internship programs • Research oriented ph companies• Public health service (COSTEP) 3 month program• AphA, NCPA, ASHP, Phi Delta• Drug information @ National Council On Patient

Information And Education

Part time, temporary, go and ask



Final point: big picture



Final point: big pictureHow to live, work, and communicateNever stop learningStudent organizations (small group decision

making, conflict resolution, communication, teamwork, goal setting)



• Community independent pharmacy• Community chain pharmacy• Institutional pharmacy• Consultant pharmacy• Managed care or home care• Pharmaceutical industry, government, and

association



The Pfizer Guide: Pharmacy Career Opportunities

Remember entry level pharmacy degree options only!

Post graduate education next lecture Remember go and search!



• Definition and scope of practice• Jo availability• Salary• Typical day• Common rewards and frustration• Prospects of growth and advancement



• Community Independent Pharmacy



Community Independent Pharmacy• Began of the profession• 25,000 independent pharmacy (in the state) • They practice the way they choose, respond

quickly to changing customer needs• 172 Rx /day

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Community Independent Pharmacy• 37% in downtown area• 24% non business residential areas• 12% medical professional center• 9% shopping malls• 98% counsel their pt• Typical day 23 times talks with physician



Community Independent Pharmacy• Available jobs• Salaries lower than chain pharmacy • $2.45 million per pharmacy*• 21% owned two or more location (several

locations)• Home care, durable medical equipment, long

term care, IV therapy (diverse services)• *2002 NCPA Pharmacia Digest



Community Independent PharmacyDaily activitiesEntry level positions: dug dispensing and pt

counseling activities (keeping pt profile, check DI), Compound special Rx, IV

Direct pt contact



Community Independent PharmacyDaily activitiesManagers or ownersOrdering merchandise and drugs, dealing with

cash flow and accounts receivable or payable, handling problems, dealing pharmaceutical care services offered by the store

Small business, do everything!



Community Independent PharmacyVery rewarding if u like to know your pt, you like

businessPt criticism, long standing hours



Community Independent PharmacyLeaders in the profession !



Community Independent Pharmacywww.nicpweb.comNIPC - National Independent Pharmacy Coalition.mht

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• Community chain pharmacy



Community chain pharmacyDay to day activity similar to independent

pharmacyPart of larger corporate structure that provides

numerous personal growth and career development opportunities

34,110 pharmacist !



Community chain pharmacy215 corporate chains NACDS members1/3 Large retail outlets carrying variety of

merchandise2/3 operates 4-50 pharmacies only focusing on

health related products



Community chain pharmacyCVS: 3,951Walgreen: 3,944Rite Aid: 3,417

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Community chain pharmacyNational Association of Chain Drug Stores.mht




Community chain pharmacyPharmacy is often placed in back

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Community chain pharmacy½ of graduatesJob availabilityExcellent salary Store locations



Community chain pharmacy125 Rx/ day Pt interaction, counseling



Community chain pharmacyLeads the profession in developing the

computer technology needed to keep up with Rx growth

Sophisticated software programsOnline verificationImproved inventory control and pricing accuracy



Community chain pharmacyContinual contact with patentsActive in local, state, national pharmacy

organizations, pharmacy schoolsExpanding scope; home health care, nursing

home consulting, home infusion therapy



Community chain pharmacyManaged care department Contracts with

health maintenance organizations, Employee groups, Pharmacy benefit managers

Purchasing departments Vendor, GenericResearch based pharmaceutical manufacturers

in making drug product selection decisions



Community chain pharmacy

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Community chain pharmacyLevel of job securityProvision of continuing educationRewarding pt interaction

Pt complainingNonpharmacist managersReaching terminal position early



Institutional pharmacyHospital an other organized health care settingDiversity of possibilitiesDispensing only(little interaction) jobs to patient

care units (continues interaction) to management multimillion dollar personnel to separate division for home care, out patient pharmacies, drug information, drug research



Institutional pharmacyJobs are easy to getDepends on terminal position you want

( management you requires residency or master

Clinical positions requires pharmD and fallowed by residency or fellowship



Institutional pharmacySalaries (pharmacist vs manager) Possibilities of advancement is stronger



Institutional pharmacyVery favorable benefits



Institutional pharmacyResponsibilities centered around drug

distributionThe right drug to the right patient at the right

timePharmacy technicians



Institutional pharmacyClinical pharmacists are involved in more patient

care and drug information activitiesRounds with the teamSpecialized services (PK, DI)



Institutional pharmacyYou gonna either love or hate it!Important role in creating clinical and

pharmaceutical care movementGo and see!



Institutional pharmacyPatient are quitEasily to trade schedulesVery predictable hours schedule



Institutional pharmacy Professional growth is very good ASHP midyear meeting 20000 people!



Institutional pharmacyFeeling of isolationSalaries



Institutional pharmacy

Very exciting and dynamicOutpatient pharmacy, acute care, emergency

care, nuclear pharmacy



• Long term care pharmacy• Newest areas of pharmacy• Provision of services to patients who are

institutionalized in long term care facilities• And other kinds of Community based long

term



• Long term care pharmacy• Consultant pharmacist • Contractual – Community independent or chain pharmacies– Stand alone long term care pharmacies– Pharmacist provide only consult– Hospital pharmacies– Pharmacy located in nursing homes



• Long term care pharmacy• Salaries• $ I million annually



• Long term care pharmacy• No typical day but typical months• Specialized package that help nurses organize

their medications according to the time of intended drug administration



• Long term care pharmacy• Reviewing the drug regimens of residents• Lots of time on the road!• Very clinical job



• Long term care pharmacy• Management • many pharmacist just love consultant

pharmacistAmerican society of consultant pharmacist



• Long term care pharmacy• Travel• Lack of direct contact with nurses and

physician• Patient interaction• Nurse expectation of on call!



• Long term care pharmacy• Huge baby boom generation to turn 65 in

2011! Growing field



• Managed care or home care and mail service pharmacy

• Managed care: healthcare provided by corporations such as health maintenance or preferred provider organizations (HMOs or PPOs)

• Form of insurance, collect prepaid from a consumer (or employer) and in return provide all needed services




• Obtain health from the organization’s own employee or designated physician, hospital

• And access too certain kind of care




• Mail service pharmacy: controversial among pharmacists

• But it is a very growing area




• Jobs are plentiful• Salaries• Typical day• advancement



• Pharmaceutical industry, government, and association

• Industry: sales, marketing, government affairs, drug information, research, management, professional relations and executive positions

• Higher salaries• AphA summer internship is a must




• Government: federal organizations • Lower salaries•




• Associations:• Washington, DC– Influence the governmental oversight– Professional affairs– Legal affairs– Educational affairs– Editorial work– Executive activities




• Associations:• Salaries lower• Traveling benefit• Communicating with colleges


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