Pharmacologist &

Toxicologist

College and Career Awareness

What is a Pharmacologist?

Develop new drugs to cure, treat, and prevent disease.

Test substances to find if they are harmful.

Study effects of drugs.

What is a Toxicologist?

Find new and better ways to determine harmful effects of poisons.

Design and carry out studies of chemicals to find ways they can be used safely.

Study chemicals to preventrisk to human health and/or the environment.

Where does a Pharmacologist work?

Research laboratory of:HospitalsBusinessesUniversitiesPharmaceutical

companiesOther health-related

organizations

What does a Pharmacologist do?Give drugs to lab animals to

study their responses to the drugs.

Check if drugs help health conditions.

Revise medications as needed.

Get approval from U.S.Food & Drug Administration.

Where does a Toxicologist work?

9,000 Toxicologists employed in North America in:EducationGovernmentConsultingResearch foundationsIndustries

What does a Toxicologist do?

Work with industries to make sure products and workplaces are safe.

Evaluate research data.Work for government to

enforce laws that make sure chemicals are produced, used and disposed of safely.

Teach others about safe use of chemicals.

How do I become a Pharmacologist?

Must have a Bachelor’s degree (4 year degree) with courses in Science and Mathematics.

Must complete Doctorate degree (4 additional years) to conduct testing on humans.

How do I become a Toxicologist?Bachelor’s degree (4 years

of college)Most have Doctorate

degrees (4 additional years)

How much does a Pharmacologist make?

The average yearly salary for a Pharmacologist is $91,407 to $118,828 per year.

How much does a Toxicologist make?

The average yearly salary for a Toxicologist is $35,000 to $100,000.

Are jobs available?

There will definitely be jobs in both Toxicology and Pharmacology in the future based on scientific advances.

More products will be available and will require more testing.

Congratulations! You have just opened your own clinic!

Fill in your doctor’s notepad. What is your clinic’s name?

Address? Phone number?Make up your DEA number-

this is your authorization number to write prescriptions.

Acronyms you may use on prescriptions

Rx- take p-after

ASA- aspirin pt- patient

bid- every 2 hours tid- three times a day

PO- by mouth w/a- while awake

pm- afternoon

q- every sig-directions

a.m. – in the morning PRN- as needed

a-before tab-tablet

c- with s- without

pc- after meals ac- before meals

Get your doctor’s notepad and practice writing a prescription using the words above.

Practice:

You must make sure you are prescribing the correct dose to each patient!

If you over prescribe you may have to call a toxicologist!

Do the math questions on your worksheet to practice with dosage.

Create a prescription label Fill the prescription that you have written by

counting out the proper amounts of pills. Zoloft- blue M&Ms Ibuprofen- Red M&Ms Ambien- Yellow M&Ms Penicillin- Orange M&Ms Zantac- Brown M&Ms Lipitor- Green M&Ms

Make sure that the label matches what you have prescribed and the dosage is correct for your patient.