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Pharmacy is one of the fastest growing fields in health care today with above average wages and benefits.  Many pharmacists and pharmacist technicians are USW members. 

Pharmacists and Pharmacist Technicians:  Facts & Figures covers some of the issues facing the field of pharmacy today.  It looks at current numbers and trends; wages; employment; the role of women and minorities; the outlook in pharmacy; worker shortages; outsourcing and technology; the role of Medicare Part D on independent pharmacies and the unionization of pharmacists and pharmacist technicians. 

Pharmacists and Pharmacist Technicians:  Facts & Figures was prepared by the USW Health Care Workers Council (HCWC) and the National Pharmacists Association (NPHa). 

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