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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been a pharmacist for over 18 years but have never worked at a pharmacy.  I went straight into pharma and love my career path. It has allowed me to have an interesting career path, make more money than I would have at CVS and have job flexibility while raising kids.  Pharma\biotech is high risk high reward career path.  I would not recommend working at CVS, or a hospital.  [/quote]

The helpful context here is what percentage of pharm jobs are similar to yours vs hospital or retail.[/quote]

OP here, if you are willing to use pharmacy education as a foundation and pivot your career as needed, you can create your own options because a doctorate degree in pharmacy allows you to have those options.  However, it’s not easy.  Hospital pharmacist are really bright and professional but also overworked. They are not paid enough for their expertise.  You can get a residency or fellowship and then work for a hospital but those jobs are limited and not paid well for the years of education and training.  It’s easier to be a nurse practitioner or physicians assistant. [/quote]

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