Ross johnson pharmacist job

Stuck in a pharmacy career rut? Not interested in the traditional job options in retail, independent, or hospital pharmacy?

Here are 4 nontraditional jobs for pharmacists:

1.

NASA Pharmacist

For pharmacists who secretly wanted to go to Space Camp as a child, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) might actually be a good career fit.

Tina Bayuse, PharmD, lead pharmacist at the Johnson Space Center Pharmacy, was highlighted in NASA’s Women’s History Month a few years ago.

In her NASA profile, Dr.

Bayuse explained that she helps scientists examine how medications affect the body on land and in space, packs medical kits for space shuttles and the International Space Station, and gives her input on what medications astronauts should take.

She also provides medicine to astronauts and their families at the Flight Medicine Clinic.

One of the challenges NASA pharmacists face is how space changes the way humans can take or