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Pharmacist
Ensure medicines are used safely and effectively in hospitals, pharmacies and industry.
A practical study route
- +2 Science with Biology
- BPharm or Diploma in Pharmacy
- Professional registration where required
Eligibility: Science requirements and registration rules apply; check the current notice before applying.
Likely entrance steps
- Health-science entrance process
- Institution-specific test
Skills to build early
- Chemistry and pharmacology basics
- Accuracy
- Patient counselling
- Inventory systems
Where this can lead
Hospital pharmacistCommunity pharmacistQuality-control officerMedical sales associate
Portfolio and experience ideas
- Create a medicine-safety awareness resource
- Document supervised placement learning
- Study medicine inventory systems