Pharmacy University of Saskatchewan

Overview

What you will learn

At the Pharmacy Pharm.D. program offered by University of Saskatchewan you will study how new drugs discovered, why some people react differently to some drugs, how drugs work in the body and how various factors can impact it's effectiveness or safeness. You will learn how to fill medical prescriptions, educate patients about their medications and answer a wide range of questions as well as provide diet, exercise, and other health information that does not involve prescription medication.

Careers

To practise pharmacy, you need:

• a degree in pharmacy which includes experiential education (included in our program)
• successful completion of Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Exam
• registration with a provincial regulatory body.
• Our nationally accredited Pharm.D. program is designed to prepare graduates for a wide range of careers as pharmacists:

Community pharmacies

Pharmacists own, manage or are employed in pharmacies, where they provide pharmaceutical care to patients, including preparing and dispensing medications and answering questions about drugs.

Hospitals and medical centres

Pharmacists provide pharmaceutical care to patients and drug information services to other health-care practitioners. They can specialize in fields such as oncology, infectious disease, psychiatry and other areas.

Pharmaceutical industry

Pharmacists are involved in research, development of drug information materials and sales of pharmaceutical products. Advanced studies may be needed for some careers in industry

Universities

Pharmacy professors educate future professionals and conduct research. Advanced studies are needed for this career path.

Federal and provincial agencies

Pharmacists develop policy related to drugs and deal with laws to protect the public with respect to drug products and pharmacy practices.