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20-Aug-2010

Challenges associated with Pharmacology jobs

Challenges associated with Pharmacology jobs

Summary

The role of a seasoned pharmacist has some obvious kind of benefits attached with it. This basically includes the role that they play and the kind of work carried out by them including learning the trade from a well-known lead pharmacist.
Last Updated: 30-Sep-2010

The role of a seasoned pharmacist has some obvious kind of benefits attached with it. This basically includes the role that they play and the kind of work carried out by them including learning the trade from a well-known lead pharmacist. The first step in this career is that of a technician that grows further until one becomes a lead pharmacist in a reputed organization. Since these pharmacist start out as complete strangers offering medicines to the patients prescribed by the doctor or physician their role becomes extremely crucial within the healthcare industry segment. The most important thing about pharmacology jobs is that the work cannot be executed through blind faith alone.

There is a need to develop professional relationship with the patients at a personal level and this is not dictated by variety of roles played by the pharmacist or pharmacy technicians. In certain cases, patients might look at medicines from the pharmacist alone for minor treatment purposes. In spite of the fact that the doctor or physician is the main person responsible for subscription of medicines and other consultations, it is the pharmacist that explains the role and possible usage of these drugs to the patients.

Therefore, relationship building helps the pharmacist in pharmacology jobs since they can offer their services to the same patient for longer duration through customer retention activities. This is crucial for their professional growth along with possible growth of their business as well. Patients like to get their medicines from pharmacists that are known to them because unlike clinical research physicians these pharmacists do not charge very high fees and offer a few free consultations along the way.