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Pharmacy is a healthcare profession requiring a high level of education and training.
What do pharmacists do?
Pharmacists are experts in medicines and their use. Pharmacists have a unique knowledge of medicines from manufacture to their use in patients, spanning discovery, synthesis, formulation, manufacturing, quality assurance, distribution, therapeutics, and monitoring. Pharmacists provide healthcare in the high street, work in hospitals and GP practices and undertake medicines research in industry or universities. Pharmacists can now become prescribers, allowing them to care for patients' drug-related needs following medical diagnosis. It is a very flexible career with opportunities for full and part-time working.
A high percentage of pharmacy graduates pursue a career in pharmacy as a profession.
Where do they work?
Pharmacists work in supermarket and high street pharmacies, in hospitals and doctor's surgeries, in the pharmaceutical industry and in universities. Pharmacists are increasingly involved in medical research
Whether you are still at school, choosing a university or at pre-registration level, we are on hand to provide you with the information needed to help you along the path to becoming a pharmacist.