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Opportunities for pharmacists as managers: perceptions of senior executives in the pharmaceutical industry
S E Walker1, K W Schafermeyer, D R Rickert
1St. Louis College of Pharmacy, USA. swalker@esseresearch.com
Objective:
To determine how senior-level executives in the pharmaceutical industry perceive pharmacists as managers in their industry.
Design:
Mailed survey. Senior executive officers of 72 companies who were members of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers' Association indicated in which of 47 different areas an entry-level pharmacy degree would be beneficial for management positions.
Results:
40 responses (56%) were received after a follow-up mailing. The areas chosen most frequently were product development and quality control in pharmaceutics (88%), formulation (88%), drug information (88%), quality assurance (85%), pharmaceutics in research (83%), and product management (83%). The 25% of respondents who had a pharmacy background chose more areas where a pharmacy degree would be beneficial (t = 6.87, df = 38, p < .05) than did nonpharmacists.
Conclusion:
To the extent that senior executives represent the current culture and the future direction of the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacists have a variety of career opportunities within pharmaceutical companies.
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