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An offer from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Your profession: Pharmacist (m/f)

Professional activities

Pharmacists dispense medicines in pharmacies. They sell medical and healthcare products. Pharmacists advise customers and medical professionals. They manufacture, develop and test medicines.

Fields of work

Pharmacists work

  • in public pharmacies or hospital pharmacies
  • in the pharmaceutical industry
  • for companies of the pharmaceutical industry
  • at testing institutions
  • at universities and educational institutions in the healthcare industry
  • at health insurance companies
  • at professional associations for pharmacists or the pharmaceutical industry
  • at public health authorities
  • for the military

Regulation

This profession is regulated in Germany.

The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).