Salary Range. As a comparison to the starting salary ranges in the University of Arkansas study, the mean annual salary for pharmacists at all levels was $112,160 as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median, or midpoint, annual salary was $113,390.harmacists working in a health and personal care store earned a mean annual wage of $114,040. Pharmacists working in a hospital earned an average wage of $110,810 annually, while the yearly average for those in department stores was $109,240.
Prickly pear cactus is also used for medicine. Prickly pear cactus is used for type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, alcohol hangover, colitis, diarrhea, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). It is also used to fight viral infections. In foods, the prickly pear juice is used in jellies and candies.
Cactus stems are often ribbed or fluted, which allows them to expand and contract easily for quick water absorption after rain, followed by long drought periods. Like other succulent plants, most cacti employ a special mechanism called  crassulacean acid metabolism  (CAM) as part of photosynthesis.