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ak5420 · 2009 November 3rd, 06:01 AM

hi, everyone:
i need advices from you. about 3 years ago, I finished internship in an inpatient pharmacy and passed naplex and mpje (J2 visa, have work authorization). then, j2 visa expired, changed to H4 visa. tried to find a sponsor to have H1 visa. but, job market was not good. so, I was not able to find a pharmacist job, then, my son came. now, I moved to atlanta. have green card. the problem is i do not have any retail experience. it seems nobody will hire me as a pharmacist if i am lack of experience. I have pharmacist license in michgan, but have not transfered to GA. could i get an intern job to have some retail experience?
what could i do? please help

bateekha · 2009 November 4th, 01:26 AM

Hi ak5420...i did the same thing...now you are a licensed pharmacist ...you cant get an intern license anymore...my advice is to look for a private pharmacy in atlanta area even part time since you are not obligated to work full time and get some experience for like 6 months or a year or even for free i did it work for 3 months for free i was ok with that then i found another job as a part time pharmacist the owner had 5 pharmacies i was filling 5 hours a day here 7 there all over the 5 pharmacies worked for like a year then found a very decent job in a private pharmacy with decent pay too it was a long long way but i didnt have any other option all what people ask for is a pharmacist license the a an experienced pharmacy technician can help you with the rest because every pharmacy has its own system and its own king of customers just dont hit retail like CVS..rite aid now i mean get some experience the try them its ppretty hard on the foirst but after that its way easy....god bless

ak5420 · 2009 November 4th, 02:42 AM

thank you so much for your suggestions.

coolgoose203 · 2009 November 9th, 10:02 PM

Hi Guys,
I have the same problem that I got registered pharmacist license in MI 1 yr ago but no retail experience.Now I am staying in CT,looking for any intern position..but no luck.I was told that I can't work as intern with pharmacist license.I don't know what to do as I don't have confidence to work as pharmacist.I am thinking to work as tech for 3-4 months before working as pharmacist.Please give me your suggestions.
Thanks,
Coogoose 203

isa · 2009 November 11th, 12:38 AM

hi guys, I do not understand you at all. If you have a licence of a pharmacist why you want to work as tech?

Is it really so difficult to find a job with a licence? I thought that there is a shortage of pharmacists in US. Can anyone explain to me what is wrong in my way of thinking?

I am in a process of getting my intern licence, I have to pass NAPLEX and MPJE to get full licence.

bryan55 · 2009 November 11th, 10:36 AM

hi Isa
it is easy to understand ,taking and passing exams ,like Naplex ,is not a big deal but is not enough to be able to work over the counter if you have no experience ......that's what internships are made for !.....so if you are a licenced pharmacist the only way to get some experience prior to beeing employed as a pharmacist is to spend 3 months as a tech in order to build up the experience you are missing ........but with your background it is very easy to catch up .....If a tech job is not available some volonter work will do .......but 3 months ,full time are enough .

god bless

dutchess · 2009 November 12th, 03:22 PM

So does it mean that it is better to do the intership in the retail setting? Then you woudldn't have this problem? What's an inpatient pharmacy, is it pharmacy in the hopsital?

lannoush2009 · 2009 November 14th, 08:14 AM

hi guys now i am confused..they wont hire u in retail pharmacy if u have inpatient internship..?!?inpatient r usually more difficult and clinically involved than retail..which pays more in the future?retail or inpatient?i was to apply for internship in inpatient bec nicer atmospher than reaTIL BUT NOW I'M HESitating..and one more thing..from where should we get experience if not cvs or rite aid! or walgreens!?

isa · 2009 November 19th, 06:51 AM

I am still confused. I thought that it does not matter where you have your internship. Is inpatient and retail pharmacy so different? Can you please give more details? Which pharmacy is better, more interesting, better paid, more difficult? Please answer.

2009 November 3rd, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
ak5420 I JUST got here. Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	obtained FPGEC and Michigan pharmacist license, but, do not have any retail experienc hi, everyone: i need advices from you. about 3 years ago, I finished internship in an inpatient pharmacy and passed naplex and mpje (J2 visa, have work authorization). then, j2 visa expired, changed to H4 visa. tried to find a sponsor to have H1 visa. but, job market was not good. so, I was not able to find a pharmacist job, then, my son came. now, I moved to atlanta. have green card. the problem is i do not have any retail experience. it seems nobody will hire me as a pharmacist if i am lack of experience. I have pharmacist license in michgan, but have not transfered to GA. could i get an intern job to have some retail experience? what could i do? please help

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2009 November 4th, 01:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
bateekha I JUST got here. Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 26	Hi ak5420...i did the same thing...now you are a licensed pharmacist ...you cant get an intern license anymore...my advice is to look for a private pharmacy in atlanta area even part time since you are not obligated to work full time and get some experience for like 6 months or a year or even for free i did it work for 3 months for free i was ok with that then i found another job as a part time pharmacist the owner had 5 pharmacies i was filling 5 hours a day here 7 there all over the 5 pharmacies worked for like a year then found a very decent job in a private pharmacy with decent pay too it was a long long way but i didnt have any other option all what people ask for is a pharmacist license the a an experienced pharmacy technician can help you with the rest because every pharmacy has its own system and its own king of customers just dont hit retail like CVS..rite aid now i mean get some experience the try them its ppretty hard on the foirst but after that its way easy....god bless

2009 November 4th, 02:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
ak5420 I JUST got here. Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	thank you so much for your suggestions.

2009 November 9th, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
coolgoose203 Eager! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 30	Hi Guys, I have the same problem that I got registered pharmacist license in MI 1 yr ago but no retail experience.Now I am staying in CT,looking for any intern position..but no luck.I was told that I can't work as intern with pharmacist license.I don't know what to do as I don't have confidence to work as pharmacist.I am thinking to work as tech for 3-4 months before working as pharmacist.Please give me your suggestions. Thanks, Coogoose 203

2009 November 11th, 12:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
isa Eager! Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 35	hi guys, I do not understand you at all. If you have a licence of a pharmacist why you want to work as tech? Is it really so difficult to find a job with a licence? I thought that there is a shortage of pharmacists in US. Can anyone explain to me what is wrong in my way of thinking? I am in a process of getting my intern licence, I have to pass NAPLEX and MPJE to get full licence.

2009 November 11th, 10:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
bryan55 Eager! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 42	hi Isa it is easy to understand ,taking and passing exams ,like Naplex ,is not a big deal but is not enough to be able to work over the counter if you have no experience ......that's what internships are made for !.....so if you are a licenced pharmacist the only way to get some experience prior to beeing employed as a pharmacist is to spend 3 months as a tech in order to build up the experience you are missing ........but with your background it is very easy to catch up .....If a tech job is not available some volonter work will do .......but 3 months ,full time are enough . god bless

2009 November 12th, 03:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
dutchess I JUST got here. Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 11	So does it mean that it is better to do the intership in the retail setting? Then you woudldn't have this problem? What's an inpatient pharmacy, is it pharmacy in the hopsital?

2009 November 14th, 08:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
lannoush2009 Eager! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53	hi guys now i am confused..they wont hire u in retail pharmacy if u have inpatient internship..?!?inpatient r usually more difficult and clinically involved than retail..which pays more in the future?retail or inpatient?i was to apply for internship in inpatient bec nicer atmospher than reaTIL BUT NOW I'M HESitating..and one more thing..from where should we get experience if not cvs or rite aid! or walgreens!?

2009 November 19th, 06:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
isa Eager! Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 35	I am still confused. I thought that it does not matter where you have your internship. Is inpatient and retail pharmacy so different? Can you please give more details? Which pharmacy is better, more interesting, better paid, more difficult? Please answer.

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