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Old 11-20-2007, 09:28 PM   #35
UCLAri
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This is base pay for pharmacist (90000+). A lot of them have the option of more hours which equals a ton more money. Not to mention, they're making these salaries in places where 40000 is tops.
Right, but you're forgetting that pharmacists have fewer options to "move up" and earn more past the base salary. Base salary is not necessarily an accurate indicator of future potential.

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Like I said, a pharmacist doesn't need to memorize 10% of the drugs in the world. Hell, you don't even have to know any. It's all checked on the computer, and a lot of places have you wait 20 minutes so they can figure it out. lol. You can do mail order pharmacy and live like a king. The only thing that's difficult in pharmacy is reading what the doctor wrote on the prescription. lol You can get a D on the licensing exam and still be a pharmacist.
This is fallacious at best and untrue at worst. Pharmacists need to have a good understanding of how drugs interact. There's a lot more to it than just dishing out pills.
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