Welcome
If you're wondering which exams to take and are thinking of going to university you'll find this website very useful indeed.
It has been produced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) to give you more information about the wide variety of careers available in pharmacy.
Pharmacists are the country's main experts in medicines and pharmacy is one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare.
In the next 50 years we will see some amazing developments in science that will lead to the introduction of new medicines for all kinds of illnesses and diseases. Pharmacists will be involved with these new medicines every step of the way, from their development in the lab to their distribution in the community and in hospitals.
This site will help you on the path to a career in pharmacy.
Caring, professional, experts in medicines
What do I need to be good at?
You will need to be strong on science and a good communicator.
Career opportunities in pharmacy are developing fast and pharmacists today can be found in many different settings including high street pharmacies, on hospital wards, in GPs' surgeries, walk-in centres, in industry and at work in universities.
Whatever path they choose, all pharmacists share a common commitment to improving people's lives through medicines and care and making a real contribution to the nation's health.