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.
Yes, many of the fruits can be eaten fresh. For example, the yellow fruit of the prickly pear [Opuntia spp] has the sweetest flavor of the cactus fruit's color range. It's eaten fresh. Additionally, other body parts also can be eaten. For example, the prickly pear cactus' jointed pads may be peeled and boiled, to make Mexico's popular nopalitos. In the way of another example, the flesh of the candy barrel cactus [Ferocactus wislizeni] may be made up into sugary candies.