Need help for pharmacy interview?

Question

How do you see the role of the pharmacist changing over the next five years?

Answer 1

You may wish you never asked! Here's a bit of reading for you. I suggest you print them out and highlight the relevant bits:

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn246.pdf

http://www.pjonline.com/Editorial/20001007/forum/changing_role.html

http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2003/11/mm_pharmacistsplay.html

http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/pdfs/pr031021a.pdf

http://www.pharmacycareers.org.uk/editorial.asp?ia_id=42


If your interview is not imminent, you may also wish to book a place at this event on 8th February where you should be able to get your question answered first hand:

http://www.danacentre.org.uk/events/2007/02/08/229

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Good buzz words to use are pharmaceutical care, cognitive services, Medication Therapy Management, Disease state management.
There is a push to incorporate more cognitive services into pharmacy, and directly help people with their medication regimen. Medication therapy management is covered by Medicare part D. The goal of that is to ensure people take their medications correctly and check for any drug-drug interactions, etc.
Look up things like the Asheville Project.

Answer 3

The big companies are already disgraced by the price fixing allegations and the government are trying to outlaw herbal medicines such as St Johns Wort.

Also, Chinese medicine places are springing up everywhere due to failures of traditional medicine.

So I think there will be a slight return to more herbal remedies and acceptance of Chinese medicine.

P.S. accupuncture is used on dogs with great success so that would seem to rule out the placebo affect.

Answer 4

Take a more active role in advising patients about medications, interactions. Have a hot line for questions.

Answer 5

knowledge is power! And, you need to be polished, punctual, and be able to look around and see what needs to be done without having to be asked or told.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

Get focussed on to your peronality, GK ,YOUR SUBJECT,RECENT DEVOLPMENTS, etc.