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experience working in a community pharmacy in the Republic

  • 26-01-2012 2:18pm
    #1
    DN1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    I am a recently qualified pharmacist, having studied pharmacy in the UK (Aberdeen) and did my pre-reg. year in N. Ireland. I have recently come onto the register here in the Republic and I know that this entitles me to work as a pharmacist here right away, but I was looking to gain a little experience, perhaps a week or two, with the various medical schemes that operate here and how to process the various prescriptions. I am from Galway and when I asked at one or two local pharmacies here to try to do this, I have found their response to be quite negative, from no we can't facilitate you, to just jump right in. My feelings are that since I will be working as a pharmacist (or at least hope) for the next thirty or so years, then I can spare a week or two or a bit ore, to make sure I am familiar with the Irish systems, in order to avoid being stuck when I work on my own in some small pharmacy somewhere, in a locum capacity. I was wondering whether anyone knows of a pharmacy where this would not be a problem, perhaps even some pharmacists or pharmacy owners frequent this forum and might read this. Anyway, this is my post,

    All the best,

    DN


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  • #2
    bleg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,848 ✭✭✭bleg


    Get in contact with & join the IPU. It's free for the first year. They'll be able to sort you out.


  • #3
    palmcut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭palmcut


    DN1 wrote: »
    I am a recently qualified pharmacist, having studied pharmacy in the UK (Aberdeen) and did my pre-reg. year in N. Ireland. I have recently come onto the register here in the Republic and I know that this entitles me to work as a pharmacist here right away, but I was looking to gain a little experience, perhaps a week or two, with the various medical schemes that operate here and how to process the various prescriptions. I am from Galway and when I asked at one or two local pharmacies here to try to do this, I have found their response to be quite negative, from no we can't facilitate you, to just jump right in. My feelings are that since I will be working as a pharmacist (or at least hope) for the next thirty or so years, then I can spare a week or two or a bit ore, to make sure I am familiar with the Irish systems, in order to avoid being stuck when I work on my own in some small pharmacy somewhere, in a locum capacity. I was wondering whether anyone knows of a pharmacy where this would not be a problem, perhaps even some pharmacists or pharmacy owners frequent this forum and might read this. Anyway, this is my post,

    All the best,

    DN
    See PM.


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