How to Become a Pharmacist in UK:

Pharmacists work in hospital or community pharmacies. They are there to ensure that patients are taking correct medicine for a particular disease. In the  UK, they prescribe the patients how to get their treatment done, tell them which medicine to take according to their conditions.

Pharmacy assistant is also preferred in the UK. His work is to handle the stock of the medicine. He is responsible for the stock medicines in the pharmacy. Pharmacy technician is also preferred in the UK as he is the one who is responsible for the supply of medicine to the pharmacy or out of it.

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The qualifications for a pharmacist in UK:

To become a pharmacist in UK, you have to:

• Get a master's degree in pharmacy.

• Register yourself with the General Pharmaceutical Council(GPC).

The universities in the UK offer a full time course of four years. There are alternatives too to become a pharmacist in the  UK. You must have at least one of the following degrees:

• Foundation degree in pharmacy

• NVQ of relevant subject 

• Equivalent Scottish or Irish qualifications are also preferred in the UK.

So, after getting a degree from the university, you'll have to:

• Work for 1-year in hospital or community pharmacy to get some experience.

• Must pass a registration fee exam to get registered as a pharmacist.

It is very important to check the entry requirements of the institutions. Because each has its own rules and regulations. You must have profound knowledge of pharmacy to adopt it as a profession. You can gain experience by working with your seniors or spend time in some registered pharmacies.

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You can broaden up your field once you are qualified by specialisation in certain jobs like:

• Pharmacology

• Mental health

• Oncology

And many more.

You can also apply for a PhD to enhance and develop your research work. You can get funding in PhD more easily than arts and other degrees. 

Pharmacist job description in the UK:

In the UK, after getting the required degree, one can work in hospital or community pharmacy. Working hours for pharmacists in the UK are 37 to 40 hours per week. Pharmacists are usually available on weekends too. One can approach them anytime. 

Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is very famous in the UK and every pharmacist wants to work here. In this modern era in the UK, being up to date with the development and technology is compulsory and requires practice. RPS provides all these necessary things a pharmacist wants.

Earning of pharmacist in UK:

Following salaries are being provided by National Careers Service in UK:

• Starter: £26,500

• Experienced: £32000-£41000

• Highly experienced: £41000 to £83000

In your job, as you keep on working and be more experienced, your salary may increase and you can also start to teach other staff members and you can form a team and can give orders and you can manage it. check out, how to make a career change in midlife.

Can a pharmacist prescribe in the UK?

In UK, there are two basic pharmacists for prescribing:

• Independent pharmacist:

These pharmacists are responsible for diagnosed or undiagnosed conditions of the patients. They can draw up a treatment plan and prescribe the medicine of the treatment planned.

• Supplementary pharmacist:

These pharmacists prescribe medicine for the patients whose condition had been diagnosed by an independent prescriber. 

But, you must apply to be a prescriber in the UK. They require pharmacist registration with at least two years of UK based post registration experience. You must have support from the organisation on the basis of your services required for this role and a medical practitioner supervisor must support you. You also must have a training framework with the doctors and must show competence in the field you wish to prescribe among all the applicants.

To become a pharmacist in the UK, first of all you need to complete your education at high school and graduation level. You can take an entry level job while completing an advanced degree side-by-side.