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__Description __:Pharmacists are specialised in medicine and educate the public in the correct use and dosage of medicines for their maintenance of health.

__ 3 questions __ : A bachelor of pharmacy from either University of Auckland or University of Otago. Complete an internship of a year working in a hospital or a community pharmacy. Register with Pharmacy council of New Zealand. Have an Annual practicing certificate which requires on-going training. Being a pharmacist can earn you a large range of money, from $30,000-$95,000 a year depending on your experience and skill normally. the median pay is about $55,000. Interns can earn about $35,500 a year Trained pharmacists earn about $70,000 or more Charge pharmacists(who manage a pharmacy) earn about $80,000-$90,000 Locums* can earn up to $40 an hour
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 * Locums:pharmacists who temporarily work for full-time pharmacists when they are away
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Public Hospitals community pharmacies universities and polytechnics the pharmaceutical industry professional pharmacy associations other health care settings.

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 * http://www2.careers.govt.nz/tools/careerquest/favourite/
 * http://www.trademe.co.nz/jobs/salary-guide

__ About the job: __ ​ Being involved in preparing medicines, researching and development of medicines and then supplying to patients. The link between the doctor and patients. Normally consults the patient on whether they need to be seen by a doctor or whether they can be treated effectively by medicines over the counter. Advise patients on how to correctly use medicines to improve their health. In a hospital they evaluate the drug therapy that has been ordered and determines if it is appropriate.
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memorization of 100's of drugs strong math and science skills working with other people being able to supervise other people teaching customers about their medicine teaching work colleagues about various things Knowledge of the chemistry of drugs and how they react with peoples bodies
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being able to prepare drugs


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Good listener Communicate easily speak clearly be positive contain a relationship with colleagues and customers responsibility caring trustworthy confidentiality cleanliness orderliness alert organised efficient

__ **Summary** __ To become a pharmacist it is useful in high school/ college to study all three sciences and take statistic(maths). If you get into pharmacy, the Health Science First Year counts as the first year of your 4 year degree at New Zealand’s National School of Pharmacy. In the second year and the first half of the third year you learn and study pharmaceutical, clinical and social sciences, including papers in biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology. The second half of the third year and the final year are spent on professional practice and quality use of medicines, involving real patients and taking a holistic approach to treating disease. At this time of your education you spend some time in community and hospital pharmacies, either in New Zealand or as part of an international exchange scheme in approved countries. After graduation there is a year’s pre-registration training programme run by the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand at a suitable site in a hospital or community pharmacy. If you plan to gain a masters or PhD degree Otago offers internal postgraduate research programmes that lead to those degrees. There are many professional postgraduate programmes you can study such as medicines management, herbal medicines and sports pharmacy, which is working towards a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and a Master of Clinical Pharmacy by distance learning. To get this job you would have to have/done all of the following: a bachelor of pharmacy, complete an internship of a year working in a hospital or a community pharmacy, register with Pharmacy council of New Zealand and an Annual practicing certificate. Community pharmacy hospitals Normally work 40-50 hours a week. They sometimes are needed to work on weekends, after hours on week days, or be on call. A pharmacist can vary their contact with their customers. They can be behind a desk serving medicine to the public or going to places to educate them on their usage of medicines such as rest homes, hospitals or private homes.
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__Conclusion__ In this job i would enjoy helping people and making them better. I enjoy chemistry in school and having responsibility. I dont think I would enjoy having to study 4 years at univesity. I have a very high intrest in this job at the moment and I have a lot in common with this job. I think I would need to increase my knowledge and skill in compounds and chemistry and my skills in the other three main subjects i need. I think this job will escalate slowly but lots because People will invent more medicines and people will require more treatment.