Pharmacists | Career profile | UCAS

Average Salary: £36,557
Jobs: 46,916

Daily Tasks

Ensures that drugs and medicaments are in good supply and are stored properly.
Tests and analyses drugs to determine their identity, purity and strength.
Liaises with other professionals regarding the development, manufacturing and testing of drugs.
Maintains prescription files and records issue of narcotics, poisons and other habit-forming drugs.
Checks that recommended doses are not being exceeded and that instructions are understood by patients.
Highlights a drug.
Advises health professionals on the selection and appropriate use of medicines.
Prepares or directs the preparation of prescribed medicaments in liquid, powder, tablet, ointment or other form following prescriptions issued by medical doctors and other health professionals.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmaceuticals
Auditing
Medication Dispensation
Primary Care

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Communications
Management
Enthusiasm
Leadership
Customer Service

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 81%

Qualification: MPharm
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MPharm
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £27k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 62%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time with year in industry
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 92%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £31k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 82%

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 128/128
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 6 course options available

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £32k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 85%

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 97%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MPharm
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £33k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 90%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 120/136
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 85%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £31k
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: 85%

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £32k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 91%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 79%

Qualification: HNC
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £32k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 81%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 74%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MPharm (H)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £31k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 74%

Qualification: HND
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 32/32
Student satisfaction: 79%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: 104/104
Student satisfaction: 86%
Course study options: 6 course options available

Qualification: HND
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

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