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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.
Pictures• Drpinna.com. N.p. Web. 24 April, 2012.
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• Kfmgroup.com. N.p. Web. 24 April, 2012. <drpinna.com/doctors-and-pharmacists-the-new-drug-dealers-25709>
• Buzzle.com. N.p. Web. 24 April, 2012. <buzzle.com/img/articleImages/404803-46216-44.jpg>
• Blog.uloop.com. N.p. Web. 24 April, 2012. <blog.uloop.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/02/headbutting.jpg>
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