Does going to pharmacy school & being a pharmacist require tons of chemistry?

Question

If you are a pharmacist plz let me know if there was tons of chemistry involved in becoming a pharmacist

Answer 1

You will probably have to take:
2 Semesters of General Chemistry
2 Semesters of Organic Chemistry
2 Semesters of Biochemistry
2 Semesters of Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry

Don't listen to the med school guy. Doc's don't know jack about drugs. Its sad and kinda scary.

Answer 2

I am a pharmacist who graduated from a program in California 14 years ago. As far as I know, you need one year of general chemistry and one year of organic chemistry for pre-pharm requirement. In pharmacy school, our program requires 2 quarters of organic chemistry, 2 quarters of physical chemistry, and 4 quarters of pharmaceutical chemistry. In addition, there's one year of pharmaceutics, which involves some chemistry too. BTW, 2 semesters = 3 quarters per school year.

Answer 3

Yes! At least 3 years of chemistry - Inorganic, Organic, Biochem, Physical Chem., Medicinal Chem....

Answer 4

i am not a pharmacist. but a medical student.
but as far as i know, it doesnt need tons of chemistry.
you may need a little, but mainly you have to learn about medicines and their properties. it isnt much hard though.
if you have any more querries feel free to ask me. and when you start, if you have a problem, just lemme know so i could solve it out for you.

Answer 5

i teach pre-pharm kids. they have to have at least 2 years. that's a full year of gen chem and a full year of orgo. those with analytical chem as well do better though

Answer 6

Thats what I went to school for... yes and lots of math!

Answer 7

yes, you need to know science because you are going to work with chemicals. it takes lots of study, be ready for it.