The increasing complexity and variety of prescription drugs has caused prescribing physicians to rely on pharmacists as a source of accurate and unbiased information about these products. The actual duties of pharmacists depends largely on the type of establishment in which they are employed.
Employment is readily available.
Presently, five years of college work are needed before one can become a pharmacies. A Doctor of Pharmacy degree is also available. At least two years of college work at M.S.C.D. are required before entrance to the pharmacy school. A GPA of above 2.S must be maintained, and a C or better must be obtained in an of the required courses. The mean GPA for the 1995 entering class was 3.4, and fourteen M.S.C.D. students were accepted.