{"id":3914,"date":"2016-09-13T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T17:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kbicblog.com\/blog\/pharmacy\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2016-09-14T18:07:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T23:07:19","slug":"pharmacists-rank-among-best-jobs-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kbicblog.com\/pharmacy\/industry-news\/pharmacists-rank-among-best-jobs-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacists Rank Among Best Jobs of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pharmacist<\/a>The white-coated professionals at your neighborhood drug store do a lot more than just fill prescriptions. Pharmacists do indeed dispense medicines, but first they check for any possible interactions with other medicines or medical conditions. They also instruct patients on how to take the medicines and will inform them about what to do if certain side effects arise. A pharmacist will also keep meticulous records, coordinate with insurance companies, supervise pharmacy technicians and keep up to date with continuing education courses.<\/p>\n

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“Pharmacists are becoming a more integral part of the health care team,” says Heather Free, a pharmacist working in the District of Columbia. She says that pharmacists are doing more to support doctors and clinicians, for example, by giving patients immunizations and making sure that all of a patient’s doctors are informed about the diverse medicines that have been prescribed. Some pharmacists are also getting involved in adherence monitoring (why it’s hard for a patient to take his\/her meds) and medication therapy management, or MTM, which seeks to optimize what drugs do for a patient’s overall well-being.<\/p>\n

The unique mix of medicinal knowledge and interpersonal skills required to run a pharmacy counter remain in demand. Over the next decade, more Americans are expected to seek health services either because they’re getting older or because the Affordable Care Act has made prescriptions, well, more affordable.\u00a0However,\u00a0the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects\u00a0a slower-than-average\u00a03 percent employment growth for pharmacists by 2024, with the field adding 9,100 new jobs.\u00a0Employment of pharmacists is expected to decline slightly in traditional retail settings because more people are having their prescriptions filled\u00a0online or through mail order.<\/p>\n

Rankings<\/h2>\n

Pharmacists rank #18 in Best Paying Jobs. Jobs are ranked according to their ability to offer an elusive mix of factors.<\/p>\n

Pharmacists are ranked:<\/h3>\n