How hard is the school work for getting your degree? How many years (I'm getting 4 years, 6 years, etc.) Is there a final test to become certified? How much math and how much chemistry? What types of classes are there (specifically)? What college have you gone to / are attending? How would you rate that school in difficulty?
What do you do on a daily basis? How much of the information do you actually have to retain when you start working as a pharmacist? What kind of tasks do you perform? Do you just mix medications / supply medications?
2006-10-09 06:45:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I'll give you a straight answer. You must do at least 2 years of undergraduate prereqs. Some people along with taking the prereqs, get a bachelors. Afterwards, you will transfer to a pharmacy college. Most of them are 4 years long, but a couple are 3 years. So, the quickest you can get the degree is 5 years and the longest is 8 years.
Your math prereq is only calculus 1 and at some schools both calc 1/2. You have to take chemistry through organic. In pharmacy, we have to take statistics and pharmacokinetics, and we use organic chem. After graduation you have to take both the NAPLEX and MPJE to become licensed. The classes can be quite hard at times. I go to UIC pharmacy, and we are considered to be one of the tougher schools.
Pharmacists, in general, do not mix medications; that is a tech job. Pharmacists are verifying prescriptions and making sure they are good.
2006-10-09 07:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋