Career guide
Pharmacist
Pharmacists make sure medications are right and safe, advise patients and the care team, and in most provinces can give vaccines and prescribe for some conditions.
- StatusRegulated profession
- TrainingPharmacy degree
- Pay scale$56.00–$60.00 an hour
- Openings now10
A day in the job
In a hospital you review medication orders, check doses and interactions, join rounds, and help with drug shortages. In a community pharmacy you dispense, counsel patients and give vaccines.
Where you could work: Hospitals, community pharmacies, long-term care
How to get there
- Earn a Doctor of Pharmacy (there is no pharmacy school on the Island; most study at Dalhousie or Memorial)
Licence and registration
- Pass the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) qualifying exam
- Register with the Prince Edward Island College of Pharmacy
Official starting point: Prince Edward Island College of Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)
Trained outside Canada?
Pharmacists educated outside Canada start with the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada's evaluating exam, then apply to the Prince Edward Island College of Pharmacy.
Important: Requirements can change and may differ for internationally educated professionals. CareZelo links to official bodies but does not determine eligibility.