There is also a trend toward "pharmaceutical care" beginning which will slightly change the role of pharmacists from just a drug expert to a drug expert that serves a larger role in the treatment of patients.
Thats a good question. My guess will be that the demand will evenutally decrease and stop. There are only so many Walgreens, CVS, Target, Walmart, Rite Aid...these stores can only hired X amount of people (however large X is its a finite number a number that will eventually be reached and peaked) However pharmacy school graduates an INFINITE amount of people year by year...meaning the school KEEPS on graduating people non stop...and there are a surplus of pharmacy schools. Using logic and basic math it is obvious that there will eventually be a surplus of pharmacists. I just hope its not going to happen in my lifetime or for the next 25 years!
I think we should be okay for the next 5-10 years at least.
As long as people keep getting sick and we keep finding chronic illnesses to treat, we're gold!
, then perhaps this surplus will be all too apparent.well, don't forget to factor in the fairly large influx of baby boomers reaching their retirement age. they will definitely rely on pharms for their rx and counseling. however, after the baby boomers die out
muksyed, just think about what fields out there "floats your boat." if it's pharmacy, then go for it. even if landing a job will be more difficult when you graduate, surely your love for the profession will show to potential employers. They'll be like: "hey this kid is really passionate about this"
well, don't forget to factor in the fairly large influx of baby boomers reaching their retirement age. they will definitely rely on pharms for their rx and counseling. however, after the baby boomers die out
muksyed, just think about what fields out there "floats your boat." if it's pharmacy, then go for it. even if landing a job will be more difficult when you graduate, surely your love for the profession will show to potential employers. They'll be like: "hey this kid is really passionate about this"
If pharmacist start touching patients you really will go into optometryI hope they don't change it to making a pharmacist touch patients and see anything unpleasant. I rather do retail. I think there will always be retail. Its just the positions available are decreasing and it will become more competitive to get a retail position. But I applied to South University for 2009. If I get in I will graduate 2012, by then retail pharmacies should still be hiring!
. I doubt it will ever really g much farther than shots though.
Thats a good question. My guess will be that the demand will evenutally decrease and stop. There are only so many Walgreens, CVS, Target, Walmart, Rite Aid...these stores can only hired X amount of people (however large X is its a finite number a number that will eventually be reached and peaked) However pharmacy school graduates an INFINITE amount of people year by year...meaning the school KEEPS on graduating people non stop...and there are a surplus of pharmacy schools. Using logic and basic math it is obvious that there will eventually be a surplus of pharmacists. I just hope its not going to happen in my lifetime or for the next 25 years!
I think we should be okay for the next 5-10 years at least.
If pharmacist start touching patients you really will go into optometry
I hope so! I don't even like looking at sick people much less touch them...I just want to type and verify scripts....oh and filling is also not too bad either. 
Just touch sick people like this
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Just touch sick people like this
but seriously the worst part of retail is when people come up to you and tell you the nasties stories about their body parts or body fluids! Makes me want to 
Thats a good question. My guess will be that the demand will evenutally decrease and stop. There are only so many Walgreens, CVS, Target, Walmart, Rite Aid...these stores can only hired X amount of people (however large X is its a finite number a number that will eventually be reached and peaked) However pharmacy school graduates an INFINITE amount of people year by year...meaning the school KEEPS on graduating people non stop...and there are a surplus of pharmacy schools. Using logic and basic math it is obvious that there will eventually be a surplus of pharmacists. I just hope its not going to happen in my lifetime or for the next 25 years!
I think we should be okay for the next 5-10 years at least.
I am either going to work at a LOW volume store (I am thinking about Target) or as a mail order pharmacist. I just want to be left alone at my computer to type in, verified and fill my prescriptions!!!
Is that really too much to ask for???
I am either going to work at a LOW volume store (I am thinking about Target) or as a mail order pharmacist. I just want to be left alone at my computer to type in, verified and fill my prescriptions!!!
Is that really too much to ask for???
Thats a good question. My guess will be that the demand will evenutally decrease and stop. There are only so many Walgreens, CVS, Target, Walmart, Rite Aid...these stores can only hired X amount of people (however large X is its a finite number a number that will eventually be reached and peaked) However pharmacy school graduates an INFINITE amount of people year by year...meaning the school KEEPS on graduating people non stop...and there are a surplus of pharmacy schools. Using logic and basic math it is obvious that there will eventually be a surplus of pharmacists. I just hope its not going to happen in my lifetime or for the next 25 years!
I think we should be okay for the next 5-10 years at least.
I am either going to work at a LOW volume store (I am thinking about Target) or as a mail order pharmacist. I just want to be left alone at my computer to type in, verified and fill my prescriptions!!!Is that really too much to ask for???"
I can understand your preference. Life would be so much easier if one can finish one thing and then do another. The reality is this seldom happens at most pharmacies. Pharmacists often prioritize their tasks and often do stop everything he or she is doing to give a consultation or take a copy/transfer prescription.
I'm not saying pharmacists are the only ones who do this. Techs and Clerks do the same. If a pharmacy is busy and the order comes in, clerks or techs put away the medication order when the rush dies down. It takes team work to run a successful pharmacy.
So my question is if the pharmacists wants me to go to the pick up window or finish a chem compound medication stat; why can't the pharmacist stop what he or she is doing for a minute to do a chemo post check?
My point is instead of looking at a post check as someone coming" up to you and bug you when are you busy," look at it as the tech is working and cooperating with you (the pharmacist) to provide the best care for your patients. (Always remember why you are working in a health care profession. You're here for the patients).
I believe the good pharmacists don't mind stopping what he or she is doing for a minute to help a fellow pharmacist or pharmacy tech.
) or just stupid stuff like can you show me where the pregancy tests are at in the store...(how am I suppose to know that??? do I look like someone who stock shelves??) Or when people just want to talk and talk and talk when I have things to do and don't have time.
SHC1984 said:
Oh my. If you truly believe that you will have LESS to deal with in terms of interruptions as a manager, you are sadly mistaken.
I work at a pharmacy with only me and the pharmacist. I don't get bothered by the people that I work with. (I don't mind working...I am not the type to just sit down and do nothing...)
I just hate annoying interruptions like when people call me to refill a prescription when they can just dial 3 to get it automatically refill themselves or do auto refill...Or when someone complains about their insurance copay being too high (its just 20 dollars thats nothing...
But all that could just be in retail. I might just get an MBA/PharmD and get a management position instead.
I am a brand new tech with no certifications and its just me and one pharmacist and we fill anywhere between 200-300 scripts a day.
I work at a pharmacy with only me and the pharmacist. I don't get bothered by the people that I work with. (I don't mind working...I am not the type to just sit down and do nothing...)
I just hate annoying interruptions like when people call me to refill a prescription when they can just dial 3 to get it automatically refill themselves or do auto refill...Or when someone complains about their insurance copay being too high (its just 20 dollars thats nothing...
But all that could just be in retail. I might just get an MBA/PharmD and get a management position instead.
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Seriously, some of you have to get over your self righteous attitude, and stop attacking other people because they don't share the same views as you. Everybody has their own ideas of what an ideal pharmacist should be, and I highly doubt bashing each other over the internet will change someone's opinion. Anyhow, none of you (including me) are in a position to tell someone who should or shouldn't go into pharmacy, and seriously, don't tell me that you have 1 billion years experience as a technician, that it gives you some super power to tell who will become good pharmacists and who will become bad pharmacists. Do us all a favor, and worry about your own future, and hope that the training you receive in pharmacy school will prepare you to become the ideal pharmacist you strive to be.
Back to the OP's question: There has always been a shortage of pharmacists. Back in the great depression and every recession since then, pharmacists always had jobs, and there are many factors that account for this, and I'm in no mood to discuss this (since its already been discussed in the previous posts) Now, that doesn't mean you are guaranteed a job one block from your home, it just means you might have to look at less desirable locations for a job. If you don't believe me, then um........don't go into the pharmacy profession (more jobs for me when I graduate
Anyhow, if you don't agree with any part of my post, feel free to send me a bunch of PM's, or flame away. Seriously, it makes for good entertainment.
I didn't mean to sound so mean in my previous posts (I am really not a mean person) I am just STRESS OUT by retail these couple of weeks! )If you read all of them, one was from 2002, one was from 2005, one from 2006 and one from February 2008 http://www.pharmacytimes.com/issues/...008-02_016.asp .
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Originally Posted by IndianaOD
Pharmacy and nursing are in a shortage situation no doubt and that has significantly increased incomes. I think pharmacy will level out in a bit once the new schools come online.
From my understanding the pharmacist shortage came from requiring a PharmD instead of a master's level degree. We need to bump optometry up to 6 years!
I think Optometry is in significant oversupply and just about to get MUCH worse. This is the main reason I would not recommend the profession. Otherwise its a pretty decent gig. I actually think both ODs and OMDs are in oversupply. Close a couple OD schools and eliminate general OMDs and we would be in good balance.]
The pharmacist shortage from a pharmacy perspective comes from an increased usage of prescriptions, baby boomers, retail practice, and expanded roles of pharmacy management.
http://www.kansas.com/business/healt...ry/428041.html
When I entered pharmacy school a while back, the wages were around 80k. Starting salaries are now ~120k! Most career outlooks (salary.com, Bls Occupational outlook) estimates pharmacy to expand at least 18 - 23 percent with new jobs outpacing graduates far and large. The funny thing was we had a couple of pharmacists claiming surplus (I believed them) due to technology a few years back. It turned out 8 years later. . this only increased demand for pharmacists even more due to pharmacy informatics, increased profitability (think 4 dollar generics), etc.
Why are you trolling?
