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The role of a Navy Pharmacist is a unique blend of healthcare expertise and military service, offering a distinctive and fulfilling career path. Whether you're considering this career for the adventure, sense of duty, or professional growth, here's a comprehensive guide on how to become a Navy Pharmacist, the responsibilities you'll shoulder, and the path you'll take. Roles and Responsibilities of  Navy Pharmacist   : As a Navy Pharmacist, you'll have a range of roles and responsibilities: Medication Management: Dispense medications, ensure their safe storage, and educate patients or fellow personnel on their use. Pharmaceutical Care: Provide pharmaceutical care, including medication therapy management, monitoring for drug interactions, and optimizing treatment plans. Clinical Roles: In military hospitals or clinics, you may be involved in clinical pharmacy, working with healthcare teams to provide comprehensive patient care. Drug Safety: Monitor and report advers...

A variety of medical and scientific specialists at pharma companies perform the numerous studies required to take clinical compounds from the lab bench to the pharmacy shelf. Physicians with director or VP titles head up a pharma company's therapeutic divisions and are responsible for ensuring drug safety and for keeping development programs on track. MDs and sometimes PhDs or PharmDs are responsible for drawing up a particular product's overall clinical development plan, which is a strategic and tactical document that lays out the studies a company intends to perform before it applies for marketing approval. They also write or contribute to clinical trial protocols, the instructions for an investigator describing the objectives, design, and methodology of a clinical trial.  Clinical Trials: Once the plans are approved by regulatory authorities, clinical research associates (CRAs) take over the nitty-gritty of working with investigators to conduct clinical trials. Dependin...

Pharmaceuticals is one of the world's most profitable industries. During the last 30 years, the industry has spent billions of dollars on research and reaped billions in return. In 2008 alone, the pharmaceutical industry sold $773 billion in products worldwide-a number that has consistently grown for the past 8 years and is projected to increase again by 2.5 to 3.5 percent in 2009, according to the drug market research firm IMS Health.  The arduous drug approval process reveals a central fact about Big Pharma: it's one of the most intensely regulated industries in the world. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its European Union counterpart, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), govern every aspect of a drug's development-from chemicals used in the drug and clinical study instructions, called protocols, to packaging components and marketing materials. This strict oversight is meant to protect patient safety, and pharma companies take regulatory oversig...

Davina Lau is lead pharmacist, oncology, at London Bridge Hospital, a private hospital owned by HCA Healthcare UK. Why did you decide to go into hospital pharmacy? I had a taste of hospital pharmacy as an intern pharmacist (preregistration trainee) in New Zealand so when an opening for a hospital position in Australia came up with an oncology rotation, I applied for it. Back then, few pharmacists were interested in oncology and interns were a novelty because there were so few of us. I went into hospital pharmacy primarily because I was interested in oncology — it was different from what we were exposed to as students and interns. How and why did you become an oncology specialist? I spent several years working in different hospitals in different countries as an oncology, haematology, aseptic and palliative care pharmacist. I also undertook postgraduate courses and attended plenty of after-hour lectures, seminars and conferences in oncology and haematology. I was interest...

The field of clinical research offers a rewarding and dynamic career path for those interested in contributing to the development of new medical treatments and therapies. Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) play a pivotal role in this industry, ensuring that clinical trials are conducted safely, ethically, and in accordance with regulatory standards. In this blog post, we will explore the career path of a Clinical Research Associate and the qualifications required to embark on this exciting journey. The Role of a Clinical Research Associate (CRA): Clinical Research Associates are responsible for monitoring and managing clinical trials, ensuring that they adhere to protocols and regulatory requirements. They collaborate with research teams, healthcare professionals, and sponsors to collect and analyze data, making sure that trials progress smoothly. CRAs play a crucial part in bringing innovative medical treatments to market. Qualifications Required to Become a Clinical Researc...

The pharmacy degree is a science degree. Achieving a Masters in Pharmacy is a major achievement. There are many skills and a valuable resource of knowledge that pharmacists have gained over their many years of study and training which can be put to excellent use in other areas of work. Here are five career areas/areas of work, but the list isn’t exhaustive a nd many of you will have other suggestions. 1. Academia Many pharmacists go on to become lecturers in universities. Having experience of studying pharmacy, working within pharmacy or science or gaining real life work experience are major lifelines in delivering a strong quality of teaching and ensuring vital support to pharmacy students. It’s also very rewarding being able to share your experiences and knowledge with your audience in the lecture theatre. Pharmacists with strong public speaking skills will also find lecturing a great way to put their communication skills to good use. There are also many more opportunities...

Top Ten Reasons to Become a Pharmacist Provided by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 1.  I Want to Help People Get Well Pharmacists play a key role in helping patients feel better and get well as quickly as possible. Pharmacists can be instrumental in improving the health of patients by choosing the best medicines and helping to avoid side effects. There are often multiple medications available on the market to treat a single disease or ailment. Pharmacists work with prescribers to determine the best drug- and non-drug therapy for a patient’s particular illness, age, gender, health, etc. Pharmacists screen patients for drug allergies and adverse drug effects. 2. I Like to Work Directly with Patients Since pharmacies are often located within a residential community and in common shopping places like grocery stores, pharmacists are generally considered the most accessible member of the healthcare team.  Patients can often visit their local pharmacist...