Introduction
Pharmacy is a health profession concerned with assuming responsibility for the outcomes of drug therapy in patients, the compounding and dispensing of medications, and the generation and transmission of knowledge about the proper selection and use of drugs and their effects on humans. While everyone is familiar with the community pharmacist, career opportunities also exist with the pharmaceutical industry, hospital pharmacies, government agencies, and educational organizations, as well as in nursing homes, HMOs, clinics, home health care, and nuclear pharmacies.
A 6-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD), an advanced professional degree, is offered and is currently the standard degree required for licensure in the United States. This degree is conferred after study in chemical biology, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice and administration, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, and structured clinical experiences. The pharmacy faculty also offer graduate degrees of MS and PhD in chemical biology, pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics and industrial pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology.
A Sample of Related Occupations
| Chief Pharmacist | Market Researcher | Quality Control Inspector |
| Clinical Pharmacist | Medical Science Liaison | Radiopharmacist |
| Clinical Researcher | Nuclear Pharmacist | Scientific Researcher |
| Drug Information Specialist | Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. | Staff Pharmacist |
| Hospital Pharmacist | Pharmacy Technician | Technical Writer |
| Licensed Pharmacist | Public Relations Specialist |
Types of Employers
| Private & Non-profit Organizations | ||
| Clinical Research Organizations | Health Care Products Manufacturers | Nursing Homes |
| Community Pharmacies | Health Maintenance Organizations | Pharmaceutical Companies |
| Educational Institutions | Home Infusion Companies | Research Foundations |
| Health Care Clinics | Hospitals | Testing Labs |
| Government Agencies | ||
| ATSDR | Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health |
| Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Admin. | Drug Enforcement Administration | Peace Corps |
| Armed Forces | Food & Drug Administration | U.S. Public Health Service |
| Bureau of Prisons | Health Resources & Services Administration | Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Service |
| Centers for Disease Control | Indian Health Service | |
Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates
| First Jobs of Recent Graduates | |
| Community Pharmacist, Independent Pharmacy | Process Pharmacist, Ortho Pharmaceuticals |
| Pharmacist, Thrift Drug | Professional Affairs Pharmacist, Schering Plough |
| Pharmacy Resident, Princeton Medical Center | Staff Pharmacist, U.S. Air Force |
| Pharmacy Resident, RWJ University Hospital | |
| Jobs of Experienced Alumni | |
| Account Supervisor, Lally, McFarland & Pantello (MBA) | Mngr., Medical Affairs, Sankyo Pharmaceuticals |
| Assoc. Dir. of Clinical Research, Regeneron Pharmaceutical | Networking Planning & Operations, BASF Corporation |
| Assoc. Dir. of Pharmacy Affairs, USFDA | Pharmaceuticals Mngr., Scientific Services, Hoechst-Roussel |
| Assoc. Director, Celgene Corp. (MBA) | Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, St. Clare's Hospital |
| Assoc. Director, Clinical Operations, Celgene Corp. | Product Director, Ortho Biotech (MBA) |
| Asst. Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Butler University | Regional Business Director, Ortho Biotech |
| Asst. Professor, Rutgers University | Sr. Business Mngr., Pfizer (MBA) |
| Attorney, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer (JD) | Sr. Global Project Mngr., Sanofi-Aventis (MBA) |
| Dir. of Pharmacy, Kennedy Memorial Hospital | Sr. Product Mngr., Warner Lambert Consumer Health Products (MBA) |
| Director, Business Development, Kos Pharmaceuticals (MBA) | Sr. Research Fellow, Merck & Co. |
| Director, Drug Information Center | Sr. Systems Analyst, SMS |
| Environmental Counsel, Thomas & Betts (JD) | Staff Pharmacist, St. Peter's Medical Center |
| Mngr., Ciba Geigy Corporation | Team Leader, New Product Development, GlaxoSmithKline |
| Mngr., Clinical Studies, J&J | |
Graduate Schools Attended
| Harvard Business School, MBA | University of North Carolina, MBA |
| Rutgers Business School, MBA |
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Last Updated: 04/24/2009
Last Updated: 04/24/2009