What does a pharmacist do on a basic work day? Is it stressful and how many hours do they usually work?
2007-03-21 07:24:51 · 4 answers · asked by la3420118 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
My wife works nights in a hospital as a pharmacist. She works 7 nights, then has 7 days off. She'll work (5) 9pm - 7am shifts, and (2) 7pm - 7am shifts.
The week off is great! The week of work is hell for our family, though.
Her position at the hospital is much less stressful than when she worked in retail. Retail would be great if it weren't for chain pharmacies cutting back on tech staff hours. Also, drive-thru windows have to be blamed for about 99% of the burnout rate of pharmacists in retail.
2007-03-23 17:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by azheelshock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's a rewarding job.The pharmacist is solely responsible for the dispensation of medical presriptions from a medical practicioner.The dosage and use by patient.All phials,containers or boxes must be labelled by chemist as per medical instructions
2007-03-22 00:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got done with a 56 hour work week. Stress is largely a function of how you respond and not necessarily what happened.
As for what is typical......that depends on what setting you work in.
2007-03-25 01:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends what job you have. you have register. you have filling bottles. you have labeling. you have answering phones they are very busy people.
2007-03-21 14:34:01 · answer #4 · answered by purple_heart917 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋