2006-09-28 07:59:28 · 7 answers · asked by Susan S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I went to Purdue, but I didn't study Pharmacy. I know that there, you went to pre-pharmacy for two years and then had to take a test and pass it and be accepted into the pharmacy school. If you weren't admitted, you had to wait another year to try again.
Once admitted, you went through the School of Pharmacy for four additional years (6 years total).
From my friends going through it, there is an awful lot of memorization of drugs, and their interactions. I didn't have that kind of memory. I took the easier path of engineering ;)
2006-09-28 08:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you have to go four years of medical school just as if you were becoming a doctor but I don't know how much for the pharmacist part, probably only one year.
2006-09-28 08:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by Bogie Boy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how it is in American Universities, but in Canada, you requre a B.Pharm (or Bachelors in Pharmacy) to legally be a registered pharmacist. Pharmacy is a professional program, and requires a minimum of one year of post-secondary study before you can apply. (This is the University of Toronto's standard, I'm fairly sure they are similar in other institutes.)
The Bachelors in Pharmacy is a four-year professional program.
2006-09-28 08:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by jlam200 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pharmacy is usually a 5 year program heavy on the practical sciences. Like pre-med but with pharmacology thrown in.
Here is a link to the Wingate University site, check it out. This is not a recommendation of the school, but the school is OK, if you like cows.
2006-09-28 08:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by Squid Vicious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, about five or six years of intense education. When you graduate, you will be a Doctor of Pharmacy and starting salary is $85,000 to $100,000 or more. Also, jobs are plentiful due to aging population and higher number of available jobs than recent grads.
2006-09-28 08:12:03 · answer #5 · answered by wwbrad90 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take pre-requisites for pharmacy during your undergraduate study (approx 2 yrs. but it would be better to have a bachelors because of competition) then the pcat for admission to pharmacy school, which is pretty competitive(not as competitive as med school) since pharmacy is a really "hot" job right now. then you study for 4 yrs to get a pharmD. so total approx. 6-8 yrs. good luck!
2006-09-28 08:31:15 · answer #6 · answered by shih rips 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a pharmacist, moron.
2006-09-28 08:06:30 · answer #7 · answered by Jessiecatsopolous 1 · 0⤊ 7⤋