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<blockquote data-quote="howdogg" data-source="post: 4097006" data-attributes="member: 573807">What you really should do is shadow for a day at as many different pharmacy settings as you can.&nbsp; Spend a day at a Rite Aid or Walgreens, a day at a local hospital or a long term care pharmacy and see for yourself what goes on and if you like it.Dont jump into a profession blindly just because of the prospects of a big paycheck.&nbsp; Retail pharmacy does pay very well, but it can be absolutely horrific to work.&nbsp; The local Walmart pharmacy here fills 600 prescriptions on an average monday.&nbsp; That&#039;s the equivalent of filling 1 prescription every 1 minute and 12 seconds for 12 consecutive hours nonstop (they are open from 9am to 9pm).&nbsp; They do have 2 pharmacists working during the busiest hours, but the workload is still so high that you dont even have time for a pee break.Pharmacy can be both lucrative and rewarding, but it definately isnt for everyone.&nbsp; Find out for sure if it is for you or you might end up wasting a year or more of your time and tuition money.If you have any other specific questions, feel free to PM me, I&#039;ve been doing the pharmacist thing for 6 years now.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howdogg, post: 4097006, member: 573807"] What you really should do is shadow for a day at as many different pharmacy settings as you can. Spend a day at a Rite Aid or Walgreens, a day at a local hospital or a long term care pharmacy and see for yourself what goes on and if you like it. Dont jump into a profession blindly just because of the prospects of a big paycheck. Retail pharmacy does pay very well, but it can be absolutely horrific to work. The local Walmart pharmacy here fills 600 prescriptions on an average monday. That's the equivalent of filling 1 prescription every 1 minute and 12 seconds for 12 consecutive hours nonstop (they are open from 9am to 9pm). They do have 2 pharmacists working during the busiest hours, but the workload is still so high that you dont even have time for a pee break. Pharmacy can be both lucrative and rewarding, but it definately isnt for everyone. Find out for sure if it is for you or you might end up wasting a year or more of your time and tuition money. If you have any other specific questions, feel free to PM me, I've been doing the pharmacist thing for 6 years now. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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