In Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands), pharmaconomists (Danish: farmakonom) are a pharmaceutical professional group with a 3-year higher tertiary education. The word pharmaconomist refers to an expert in pharmaceuticals (Danish: lægemiddelkyndig). Each year, about 180 pharmaconomy students graduate as pharmaconomists from the Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice.
The majority of the Danish pharmaconomists work at community pharmacies ( or drug stores) and at hospital pharmacies and hospitals.
Some pharmaconomists work within the chemical industry, the pharmaceutical industry and in medical or clinical laboratories.
Other pharmaconomists teach pharmacy students and pharmaconomy students at colleges or universities, such as at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences or at the Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice.
Pharmaconomists are also employed by the Danish Ministry of Interior and Health, Danish Medicines Agency and Danish Association of Pharmacies.
Some pharmaconomists do work as pharmaceutical consultants.
During his or her education programme at Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice, the pharmaconomist student studies human and animal anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, pharmaconomy, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, toxicology, pharmacognosy, clinical pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, cytology, medicine, veterinary medicine, zoology, diagnosis, medical prescription, pharmacy law, medical sociology, patient safety, health care, psychology, psychiatry, pedagogy, communication, information technology (IT), bioethics, medical ethics, safety, leadership, organization, logistics, economy, quality assurance (QA), sales and marketing.