I have just read an article stating that the shortage of pharmacists in the US will continue to grow and there will be a need for 420,000 by 2020. With our population continuing to age and live longer the need will continue to grow and inefficiencies in pharmacy practice exacerbate the problem. I have added a link to this article above and I will copy the link in the body of this post.
http://www.uspharmacist.com/index.asp?show=article&page=8_1008.htm
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
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I feel just the opposite. There will be a glut of pharmacists in most metropolitan areas within the next 2-3 years. The job market is quickly becoming saturated in metropitan NY, Phila., and NJ. New technologies, the coming licensing of technicians and governmental cost containment protocols will accelerate this trend. While most pharmacists are still not having difficulty finding employment, most jobs are monotonous, tedious with a low level of satisfaction. The schools have been just cranking out new graduates, and thousands of pharmacists from other lands, many who have mimimal English language skills are coming in quickly. The ivory tower academicians have no idea what it islike in the real world, and would not be able to hold a job in a busy retail store for more then a few days! We must all look at things more objectively. Ed RPh
ReplyDeleteYes the shortage has pretty much gone. Nice response by the previous writer.
ReplyDeleteyea that article was obviously wrong, here we are 2-3 years later and some of us can't find a job and have loans to pay... great! now what?
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