Pharmacists
Tasks Include:
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +10.5%
National: +2.3%
Education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$132,750.00
State
$134,070.00
Regional
Pharmacists
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
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Pharmacists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Doctoral Degree = 78.36%
- Bachelor's Degree = 11.47%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 5.06%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 3.36%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 1.75%
Related Work Experience
- None = 44.69%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 22.45%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 18.58%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 7.41%
- Up to and including 1 month = 2.10%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 2.10%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.75%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.93%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 43.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 39.78%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.81%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.55%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 2.58%
- None = 0.49%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 37.98%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 29.46%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 19.81%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.81%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.20%
- None or short demonstration = 1.75%
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Pharmacists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- Provide specialized services to help patients manage conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
- Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
- Refer patients to other health professionals or agencies when appropriate.
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
- Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Prepare sterile solutions or infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes.
- Assay radiopharmaceuticals, verify rates of disintegration, and calculate the volume required to produce the desired results, to ensure proper dosages.
- Manage pharmacy operations, hiring or supervising staff, performing administrative duties, or buying or selling non-pharmaceutical merchandise.
- Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy.
- Publish educational information for other pharmacists, doctors, or patients.
- Offer health promotion or prevention activities, such as training people to use blood pressure devices or diabetes monitors.
- Update or troubleshoot pharmacy information databases.
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Pharmacists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Ampoule filling equipment (Ampoule filling machines)
- Radiation detectors (Area survey meters)
- Sterile or aseptic processing or filling machines (Automated drug dispensing equipment)
- Bar code reader equipment (Barcode scanning/prescription tracking systems)
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Tablet counters (Capsule counters)
- Electronic blood pressure units (Electronic blood pressure monitors)
- Electronic toploading balances
- Pharmaceutical filters or ultra filters (Filters for glass containers/ampoules)
- Geiger counters (Geiger-Muller counters)
- Glucose monitors or meters (Glucometers)
- Hemacytometer sets (Hemacytometers)
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Horizontal air flow laminar hoods)
- Patient care beds or accessories for general use (Hospital beds)
- Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits (Intravenous IV therapy equipment)
- Label making machines (Label-making machines)
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Laminar flow hoods)
- Medical radiological shielding wall or ceiling or floor installed panels (Lead shielded drawing stations)
- Medical radiological shielding freestanding or portable screens (Lead transport shields)
- Mercury blood pressure units (Manual blood pressure equipment)
- Medication or pill dispensers or accessories (Medication pulling/dispensing systems)
- Laboratory graduated cylinders (Metric graduates)
- Calibration weights or weight sets (Metric weights)
- Pestle or mortars (Mortars)
- Liquid scintillation counters (Multiple channel well scintillation counters)
- Hypodermic needles (Needles)
- Ostomy starter kits (Ostomy products)
- Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies (Oxygen therapy equipment)
- Personal computers
- Pestle or mortars (Pestles)
- Medical radiological shielding freestanding or portable screens (Radiation shields for syringes and vials)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Radiochemical fume hood and filter systems)
- Medical radiation dosimeters (Radionucleide dose calibrators)
- Filling or sealing auger dose machines (Sealing machines)
- Liquid scintillation counters (Single channel well scintillation counters)
- Medical syringes without needles (Syringes)
- Tablet computers
- Laboratory balances (Torsion balances)
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Vertical air flow laminar hoods)
- Wheelchairs
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- Insurance claim processing software
- Analytical or scientific software
- TPNassist software
- TTP LabTech comPOUND
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Multitask software
- Computer based training software
- MedTeach software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Computer records systems
- Healthprolink MedAtlas
- Pharmaceutical Care Network software
- Recordkeeping software
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Inventory management software
- Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
- Label making software
- Label-making software
- RxKinetics UD Labels for Windows
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Word processing software
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Pharmacists
Special Requirements
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACISTS
EDUCATION:
In order to practice pharmacy, pharmacists are required to have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.), which is a professional degree program taking about six years to complete following high school. The first two years of the Pharm.D. program teach science and other pre-professional pharmacy courses. The next four years are devoted to professional pharmacy education. The final year of most programs is spent in an internship at a clinic, hospital or pharmacy. Pharmacists can also complete general or specialty residencies in clinical pharmacy or pursue post-doctoral study and graduate work.
A license to practice pharmacy is required in all states. In order to be eligible a Virginia license, an applicant should attend an accredited college of pharmacy, pass a state board exam and have a minimum of 1500 hours of practical experience, with at least 300 hours spent practicing outside of a school of pharmacy’s practical experience program.
EXPERIENCE
A. No less than 300 hours experience in the area of prescription compounding and dispensing within a pharmacy.
B. An applicant who graduated from an approved school of pharmacy after January 1, 2003 shall accumulate a minimum of 1,500 hours of practical experience, of which at least 300 hours shall be gained outside of a school of pharmacy practical experience program.
For purposes of this regulation, credit will not be given for more than 50 hours in any one week. Applicants who graduated from an approved school of pharmacy prior to January 1, 2003 shall have gained at least 1,000 hours of practical experience.
C. All practical experience credit required shall only be gained after completion of the first professional year in an approved school of pharmacy.
D. Practical experience gained in a school of pharmacy which has a program designed to provide the applicant with practical experience in all phases of pharmacy practice and which program is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education will be accepted by the board for the time period during which the student is actually enrolled. The applicant will be required to gain any additional experience outside the school program as needed to meet the requirements of subsections A and B of this section.
Procedure for gaining practical experience.
A. Each pharmacy student or graduate of an approved school of pharmacy, who desires to gain practical experience in a pharmacy within the Commonwealth, shall register with the board on a form provided by the board prior to becoming so engaged as a pharmacy intern. This requirement shall also apply to students gaining practical experience within the Commonwealth for licensure in another state.
B. The applicant shall be supervised by a pharmacist who holds an unrestricted license and assumes full responsibility for the training, supervision and conduct of the intern. The supervising pharmacist shall not supervise more than one pharmacy intern during the same time period.
C. The intern registration of a pharmacy student shall be valid only while the student is enrolled in a school of pharmacy. The registration card issued by the board shall be returned to the board upon failure to be enrolled.
D. Practical experience gained within any state must be registered with and certified by the board of that state in order to be accepted or certified by this board. In the event that a state does not use internships to gain practical experience in pharmacy but relies on the pharmacy school to certify the hours of experience, an affidavit from the pharmacy school certifying the hours of experience gained in the United States may be accepted in lieu of board certification.
E. All practical experience of the pharmacy intern shall be evidenced by an affidavit, which shall be filed prior to or with the application for examination for licensure.
F. An applicant for licensure by endorsement may provide verification acceptable to the board of practical experience hours worked as a pharmacist in another state within the United States in lieu of intern hours in order to meet the practical experience requirement.
Content of the examination and grades required; limitation on admittance to examination.
A. Prior to admission to any examination required for licensure, the applicant shall have met all other requirements
B. The applicant shall achieve a passing score as determined by the board on the licensure examination which is approved by the board and which shall consist of an integrated examination of pharmacy practice, pharmacology, pharmacy mathematics, and such other subjects as are necessary to assure that the candidate possesses the necessary knowledge and skills to practice pharmacy.
C. The applicant shall also achieve a passing score as determined by the board on an examination, which tests the candidate’s knowledge of federal and state laws related to pharmacy practice.
D. When an applicant for licensure by examination fails to meet the passing requirements of the board - approved integrated pharmacy examination on three occasions, he or she shall not be readmitted to the examination until he has completed an additional 1,000 hours of practical experience as a pharmacy intern .
License Renewal
A. Pharmacist licenses expire on December 31 and shall be renewed annually prior to that date by the submission of a renewal fee, renewal form, and statement of compliance with continuing education requirements.
B. A pharmacist newly licensed on or after October 1 shall not be required to renew that license until December 31 of the following year.
C. A pharmacist who fails to renew his or her license by the expiration date may renew his license at any time within one year of its expiration by submission of the renewal fee and late fee, renewal form, and statement of compliance with continuing education requirements.
Reinstatement
A pharmacist who fails to renew his or her license for more than one year following expiration and who wishes to reinstate such license shall submit an application for reinstatement, pay the current renewal fee and a reinstatement fee, and submit documentation showing compliance with continuing education requirements.
A pharmacist who has been registered as inactive for more than one year must apply for reinstatement, submit documentation showing compliance with continuing education requirements, and pay the current year active renewal fee in order to resume active licensure.
In order to reactivate or reinstate a license to active status, a pharmacist who holds an inactive license, who has allowed his license to lapse, or who has had his license suspended or revoked must submit evidence of completion of CEU’s or hours equal to the requirements for the number of years in which his license has not been active, not to exceed a total of 60 hours of CE.
A pharmacist whose license has been lapsed, in inactive status, or suspended or revoked for more than five years shall, as a condition of reinstatement in addition to 60 hours CE, take and receive a passing score on the board - approved law examination and furnish acceptable documentation of one of the following:
1. Active pharmacy practice within the past five years as a properly licensed pharmacist in another state; or
2. Practical experience as a pharmacy intern registered with the board of at least 160 hours within six months immediately prior to being reinstated.
Requirements for continuing education.
A. On and after December 31, 1993, a pharmacist shall be required to have completed a minimum of 1. 5 CEU’s or 15 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education in an approved program for each annual renewal of licensure. CEU’s or hours in excess of the number required for renewal may not be transferred or credited to another year.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Graduate from at least a five-year course of study with Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy or a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree
Required Fees:
1. Pharmacist license
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$180
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2. Pharmacy intern registration
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$15
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3. Pharmacy technician registration
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$25
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4. Pharmacy permit
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$270
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5. Permitted physician licensed to dispense drugs
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$270
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6. Medical equipment supplier permit
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$180
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7. Humane society permit
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$20
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8. Nonresident pharmacy
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$270
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9. Controlled substances registrations (Between November 2, 2005, and December 31, 2006, the application fee for a controlled substance registration shall be $50)
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$90
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10. Robotic pharmacy system approval
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$150
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11. Innovative program approval.
If the board determines that a technical consultant is required in order to make a decision on approval, any consultant fee, not to exceed the actual cost, shall also be paid by the applicant in addition to the application fee.
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$250
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12. Approval of a pharmacy technician training program
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$150
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13. Approval of a continuing education program
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$100
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1. Pharmacist active license
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$90
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2. Pharmacist inactive license
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$45
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3. Pharmacy technician registration
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$25
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4. Pharmacy permit
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$270
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5. Physician permit to practice pharmacy
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$270
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6. Medical equipment supplier permit
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$180
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7. Humane society permit
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$20
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8. Nonresident pharmacy
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$270
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9. Controlled substances registrations
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$90
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10. Innovative program continued approval based on board order not to exceed $200 per approval period.
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1. Pharmacist license
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$30
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2. Pharmacist inactive license
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$15
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3. Pharmacy technician registration
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$10
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4. Pharmacy permit
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$90
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5. Physician permit to practice pharmacy
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$90
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6. Medical equipment supplier permit
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$60
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7. Humane society permit
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$5
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8. Nonresident pharmacy
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$90
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9. Controlled substances registrations
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$30
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1. Pharmacist license
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$210
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2. Pharmacist license after revocation or suspension
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$500
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3. Pharmacy technician registration
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$35
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4. Pharmacy technician registration after revocation or suspension
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$125
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5. Facilities or entities that cease operation and wish to resume shall not be eligible for reinstatement but shall apply for a new permit or registration. Facilities or entities that failed to renew and continued to operate for more than one renewal cycle shall pay the current and all back renewal fees for the years in which they were operating plus the following reinstatement fees:
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a. Pharmacy permit
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$240
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b. Physician permit to practice pharmacy
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$240
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c. Medical equipment supplier permit
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$210
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d. Humane society permit
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$30
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e. Nonresident pharmacy
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$115
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f. Controlled substances registration
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$180
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1. Change of pharmacist-in-charge
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$50
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2. Change of ownership for any facility
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$50
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3. Inspection for remodeling or change of location for any facility
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150
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4. Reinspection of any facility
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$150
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5. Board-required inspection for a robotic pharmacy system
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$150
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6. Board-required inspection of an innovative program location
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$150
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7. Change of pharmacist responsible for an approved innovative program
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$25
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1. Duplicate wall certificate
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$25
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2. Returned check
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$35
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For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Department Of Health Professions
Board Of Pharmacy
6603 West Broad St., 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone: 804.662.9911
TTY: 804.662.7197
Fax: 804.662.9313
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/pharmacy/
[email protected]
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Pharmacists
Additional Resources
For information on pharmacy as a career, preprofessional and professional requirements, programs offered by colleges of pharmacy and student financial aid, contact:
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
1426 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
http://www.aacp.org
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
700 Busse Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068
http://www.nabp.net
General information on careers in pharmacy is available from:
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
413 N. Lee St.
P.O. Box 1417-D49
Alexandria, VA 22313-1480
http://www.nacds.org
State licensure requirements are available from the Virginia Board of Pharmacy:
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/pharmacy/
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Pharmacists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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91.00 | Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
87.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
79.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
79.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
77.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
73.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
67.75 | Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
59.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
58.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
57.50 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
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Pharmacists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
65.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
65.50 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
65.50 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
65.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
65.50 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
59.50 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
59.50 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
59.50 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
59.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
56.25 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
50.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Pharmacists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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81.25 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
78.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
78.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
72.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Pharmacists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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84.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
83.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
83.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
82.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
81.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
79.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
78.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
76.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
72.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
71.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
71.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
70.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
69.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
66.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
62.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
59.25 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
58.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
58.25 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
56.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
54.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
53.75 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
53.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
53.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
51.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
51.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
50.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
50.75 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
50.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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94.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
92.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
90.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
90.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
89.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
85.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
84.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
81.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
81.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
77.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
74.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
71.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
66.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
62.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
54.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
61.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
61.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
100.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
99.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
99.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
99.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
98.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
96.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
95.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
94.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
93.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
93.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
92.80 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
91.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
90.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
89.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
88.80 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
87.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
83.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
82.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
81.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
78.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
74.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
74.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
73.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
70.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
61.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
61.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
52.80 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
51.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
50.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $79,950.00 | $132,750.00 | $147,750.00 |
Virginia | $89,480.00 | $134,070.00 | $151,070.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $94,909.90 | $145,544.02 | $160,292.92 |
Bay Consortium | $97,589.06 | $137,060.00 | $152,474.54 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $103,252.69 | $139,149.33 | $153,028.02 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $96,870.47 | $134,608.25 | $144,886.69 |
Crater Area | $98,233.93 | $137,199.15 | $146,507.69 |
Greater Peninsula | $97,893.32 | $137,620.76 | $148,961.51 |
Hampton Roads | $104,382.51 | $142,704.94 | $152,753.88 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $101,011.75 | $132,610.30 | $143,658.22 |
Northern Virginia | $100,711.64 | $150,750.73 | $166,491.34 |
Piedmont Workforce | $101,422.97 | $142,238.68 | $151,339.53 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $98,588.04 | $135,404.73 | $148,311.45 |
Southwestern Virginia | $95,836.18 | $131,423.37 | $142,996.74 |
West Piedmont | $94,878.75 | $136,719.39 | $152,341.62 |
Western Virginia | $99,471.75 | $134,445.22 | $145,443.29 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 323,500 | 331,100 | +2.3% |
Virginia | 7,942 | 8,779 | +10.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 251 | 264 | +5.2% |
Bay Consortium | 204 | 243 | +19.1% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 1,923 | 2,009 | +4.5% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 224 | 221 | -1.3% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 467 | 500 | +7.1% |
Hampton Roads | 1,011 | 1,036 | +2.5% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 311 | 332 | +6.8% |
Northern Virginia | 1,894 | 2,070 | +9.3% |
Piedmont Workforce | 509 | 567 | +11.4% |
Shenandoah Valley | 342 | 379 | +10.8% |
South Central | 104 | 118 | +13.5% |
Southwestern Virginia | 186 | 228 | +22.6% |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 557 | 533 | -4.3% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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- Psychiatric Technicians
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- Radiologists
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Pharmacy
- Pharmacy
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Apothecary
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Druggist
- Hospital Pharmacist
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Outpatient Pharmacy Manager
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacist Apprentice
- Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)
- Pharmacy Consultant
- Pharmacy Informaticist
- Pharmacy Intern
- Pharmacy Manager
- Pharmacy Services Director
- Prescriptionist
- Radiopharmacist
- Registered Pharmacist
- Staff Pharmacist
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Related Schools
- Appalachian College of Pharmacy
- Hampton University
- Shenandoah University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
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