A Look At A Career In Community Pharmacy
"...Pharmacists are the principal resource to patients and other
health professionals in assuring appropriate use of, and optimal
therapeutic outcomes from medications" (Shall I Study Pharmacy 1).
Pharmacists are health care professionals responsible for the dispensation
of prescription and non-prescription medications. Many pharmacists are
consultants to the general public along with physicians and other health
care providers. One of the earliest known pharmacists in the United States
was Governor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Pharmacy education
began in the United States at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, founded
in 1821 and is still operating today (Cosgrove 71). A pharmacist must
complete much training, be licensed, and take an oath before he/she can
become a pharmacist. The commitment of a pharmacist, as stated in the
professional commitment statement is a life long responsibility to the
people......
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