Welcome to all pharmacy staff

[admin]

Alchemist

Thanks for the info and your input. I personally don't really want to work any closer with Dr's, but your description of what you have studied and why will be useful, I'm sure, to a lot of readers.

Thanks again

[kemzero]

hi admin

thanks for thereply
u mentioned that you do not want a closer working relationship with GPs,but I think that for pharmacists to survive we have no choice ... :shock:

[admin]

kemzero

You may be right, but I hope not! If thats the way it has to be, then thats the way it has to be! I guess we'll just have to wait.

8)

[xiongliang0]

If you work, or would like to work in a any aspect of pharmacy, then you are warmly welcomed to this forum.

Of course,Admin

I think everybody here will learn what he or she needs.

Thanks very much

[Gemma1725]

I am a qualified dispensing technician, have done my NVQ 3. I am currently studying Pharmacy at UEA so hopefully will see it through and will be a pharmacist in 5 years time!!

[admin]

Originally Posted by Gemma1725

I am a qualified dispensing technician, have done my NVQ 3. I am currently studying Pharmacy at UEA so hopefully will see it through and will be a pharmacist in 5 years time!!

Hi and welcome Gemma

I can't see any reason you shouldn't see it through. I know a guy who did the same as you and ended up getting a 1st class honours degree.

Good luck with your studies, and check out the student section for more students like yourself.

[kemzero]

All the best Gemma
I have no doubt you'll see it through,
Any race that is started has to be completed no matter the pace

At least Pharmaceutics would be a walk over!

[koomcity]

Originally Posted by alchemist

I work as a prescribing support pharmacist
Good Luck

I am from egypt and we have no jop of
( prescribing support pharmacist )
can you discribe this jop to me

[johnep]

As the oldest pharmacist on this list I can remember being told that there were too many pharmacists in the 20s and 30s because at that time the course was as little as nine months, after a four year apprenticeship.

There were two stages to the exam 'the minor' and 'major'.

When I started in pharmacy there were three exams,

C&D Chemist and Druggist

Ph.C Pharmaceutical Chemist

B.Pharm

The C&D was replaced by the Ph.C and I planned to study for this but could not get a grant from the local authority for a 'diploma' exam. So I studied for B.Pharm which was an honours degree.

Our dean, Prof Linnell, told us that the Ph.C was for those entering retail whereas us graduates were expected to follow careers in industry, research or academia.

I took the Ph.C after a couple of years and this made my time studying for B.Pharm much more comfortable. (£20/week for a locum in those days).

My grant was £90/year.
johnep

[Hot topic]

I tend to agree with you alchemist, although one can often feel dispondant as we do spend time juggling different aspects of our jobs.

I think like many things you get out of pharmacy what you put in to it. There are more and more opportunities for us to take advantage of, especially with the endorsements of MURs. Sometimes one has to just get stuck in and talk with the customers and gps to show how we can make a difference.

I give prescribing advice half a day a week and I really enjoy it. Having a good relationship with the prescriber is often key building trust etc.