Pharmacy School?

Question

I'm in Pre-Pharmacy, can anyone who is in Pharmacy school or who has gotten their Pharm. D. give me their experience. How challenging is it? What is the average number of credits taken per semester? etc.....

I'm almost out of pre-pharmacy, im need some info on the doctoral program.

Answer 1

I graduated from Temple U in 2000 and we were the year that the Pharm D was phased in, we had a choice to go another year and get PharmD or leave in 5 years with BS. I took the BS only b/c I knew I wanted to be in retail and be a store owner, which I have done and enjoy it very much, but I digress, Pharmacy school was the hardest thing I have ever done, but was worth every agonizing minute. If you are done pre-pro, Picture 80% of your workload to be harder than Organic Chem, If you handled that OK, then you will be fine. Good luck in your choice.

Answer 2

Two people in my family have recently become pharmacists. They were both very good students and they had to work very hard to get good marks. It is not easy. There is a lot of math and chemistry, especially organic chemistry - that was a real bone-crusher of a course. And you have to memorize thousands of details about drugs, how they work, which drugs can or cannot be used together, etc. It isnt a subject where you can screw around, either, because if you get it wrong, someone is going to die -- no one checks on you, you are the one that checks the Doctors!

So, if you aren't an excellent student who takes his studies very seriously, pharmacy is not a good field for you.

Answer 3

You mean for undergrad? My wife took about 16 units each semester. Science courses aren't easy. It's challenging because you're also competing in many of the same classes the pre-med kids need, and those classes are usually on a curve.