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Overview:

Working for the federal government offers incredible opportunities for pharmacists. A government pharmacist may be involved with regulatory control and work to shape industry law of pharmaceutical and medical products, at state, territory or the federal level. A government pharmacist manages and administers pharmacy departments within the branch of government they are assigned. There are many fringe benefits to working for the government like scholarship programs, sign-on bonuses, and long-term retirement benefits.

Pharmacists hold staff and management positions with the following government entities:

• Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, www.atsdr.cdc.gov
  
  
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, www.ahrq.gov
  
  
• Air Force


• Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Administration
  
  
• Food and Drug Administration, www.fda.gov
  
  
• Health Resources & Services Administration, www.hrsa.gov
  
  
• Federal Bureau of Prisons, www.bop.gov
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control, www.cdc.gov
  
  
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, www.cms.gov
  
  
• Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• Division of Immigration Health Services, www.inshealth.org
  
  
• Drug Enforcement Administration
  
  
• Indian Health Services, www.ihs.gov
  
  
• National Institutes of Health, www.nih.gov
  
  
• National Library of Medicine
  
  
• National Science Foundation
  
  
• Navy
  
  
• Peace Corps
  
  
• State Boards of Pharmacy
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, www.samhsa.gov
  
  
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)
  
  
• Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Service