Link? Source? Who made the announcement?
Here is one from Drug Topics... maybe that makes it more creditable than Idaho news.
Publish date: Jun 16, 2008
Much of that demand has been fed by the chronic shortage of pharmacists and rising compensation. In the latest
Drug Topics salary survey (see "Take this job and love it," March 10, 2008), respondents reported an average annual salary of $107,403, up from $94,927 just a year ago. Incomes were up for pharmacists in every setting and all regions of the country, according to the survey. Pharmacy schools have made some steps to meet the increased demand. In addition to a few new schools that have begun to accept prospective pharmacy students, many schools have increased the capacity of their existing campuses to meet demand. A number of schools have also opened satellite campuses as a way to meet the interest of students, and, of course, adress the shortage of trained pharmacists. Since 1999 pharmacy schools have grown their capacity to educate pharmacy students by 44%, adding 3,400 seats.
http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.co...d/Article/detail/522778?searchString=shortage