The role
As a pharmacist, you check and dispense prescriptions, advise patients on dosage, side effects and interactions, and recommend over-the-counter treatments. You manage stock, expiry dates and the cold chain within the regulations. In hospitals or industry you may also handle quality assurance and regulatory files.
Who is hiring
Retail pharmacies, hospitals, pharmaceutical wholesalers, manufacturers, medical supply distributors and public health NGOs hire pharmacists. Dispensing roles are on-site, while some regulatory, medical information and pharmacovigilance roles can be hybrid.
Background and career path
You need a pharmacy degree and registration with the national pharmacy council or order of pharmacists. Pharmacists grow into pharmacy owners, hospital chief pharmacists, regulatory managers or industry roles.