Community, hospital, and retail pharmacists compound and dispense prescribed drug products for customers/health care professionals. They advise on the administration, use/effects of medications, and maintain medication profiles of customers.

Industrial pharmacists participate in the research, development, and manufacture of drug products. They test new drug products; co-ordinate clinical investigations of new drug products; control the quality of drug products during production to make sure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability, and safety; and evaluate the labelling, packaging, and advertising of drug products.

In general, you must have a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy.

You also need supervised practical training.

To be a community or hospital pharmacist, you need a licence in the province/territory where you'll work.

Most recent entrants have an undergraduate university degree, and almost 1 in 10 has a graduate degree.

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