Clinical Pharmacist

Works with healthcare teams to ensure medicines are selected, dosed and monitored safely and effectively for individual patients. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 1 linked programme across 1 university. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.

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Career overview

What does a Clinical Pharmacist do?

Works with healthcare teams to ensure medicines are selected, dosed and monitored safely and effectively for individual patients.

Demand level: High

Earning potential

Estimated annual salaries

JuniorR540 000 p.a.Mid-levelR780 000 p.a.SeniorR1 080 000 p.a.

Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

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Skills linked to this career

Clinical pharmacy · EssentialMedication review · EssentialPatient safety · EssentialPharmacology · EssentialHealthcare communication · Important
Study routes

Programmes linked to this career

These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.

Bachelor of Pharmacy — University of the Western Cape

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What does a Clinical Pharmacist do?

Works with healthcare teams to ensure medicines are selected, dosed and monitored safely and effectively for individual patients.

What skills are important for this career?

Important skills include Clinical pharmacy, Medication review, Patient safety, Pharmacology, Healthcare communication.

What salary can I expect?

VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.

Which programmes can lead to this career?

1 linked programme is currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.