2007-02-19 22:07:51 · 9 answers · asked by JaY 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Preferable hours - no overnights, get qualified quicker and paid more money sooner, want to be directly with people and less writing up of notes to do. Not trying to be harsh but I know of some pharmacists that didn't get into med school so went for pharmacy instead. Plus there is the fascination of pharmaceuticals - how drugs work instead of how people don't!
2007-02-20 03:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by kaleidoscope_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of these answers make good points, but they kind of avoid the question. Not everyone wants to be a physician. Why do some people want to be salesmen and other people want to be accountants?
Pharmacy requires different skills than medicine. It is a very demanding profession - the standards for admission to schools of pharmacy are as rigorous as admission to med school. You have to take many of the same pre reqs. Pharm school requires four years, same as med school, but it does not require post doctorate residencies. Doctors of Pharmacy make very good salaries (in the $100k + range for everyday community pharmacists) . In some cases they might be interested in running their own business - a pharmacist who runs a successful pharmacy or drug wholesaling business can make as much as a high level physician. A pharmacist who starts a company to do drug research and comes up with a new drug can make much more than most physicians. But they do not generally directly interact with patients to diagnose the patients illnesses as physicians do. So, what they do on a daily basis is different from what physicians do, and fits their personalities.
Pharmacy is a great career choice for those who like it and are smart enough to handle the difficult academic training.
2007-02-20 08:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is for the US:
Because of managed care (ie HMOs), a pharmacist can get paid more than a general practitioner doctor. The hours are usually quite good. Demand is quite high, so plenty of job security. You can easily do part time, making your schedule very flexible. You can also easily get a second job, since you're really paid hourly and scheduled that way.
Finally, the main reason is that unlike doctors, you don't have to do a residency. This saves you 3 or more years where you can be earning a high salary instead of being a slave.
2007-02-20 12:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The above answers are correct but also remember that in the UK it is a lot easier to get on a Pharmacy course than a Medicine course. This is part of the answer.
2007-02-20 12:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by brian t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is less taxing a course than medicine, pays quite well (though not as much as medicine), doesn't have (usually) call schedules, can be completed in a shorter period of time than a medical course, etc. It also depends on the capacity of a person to complete either of these two courses, both in terms of education costs and intellectual capacity.
2007-02-20 08:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good money but do not have to deal with all the unpleasant aspects of medicine
2007-02-20 06:16:44 · answer #6 · answered by spasticseagull 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Beause at the end you still get paid a lot of money, but you do less work and have less responsibility.
2007-02-20 06:11:59 · answer #7 · answered by leper madonna 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They'd rather learn to dispense medicine than prescribe it.
2007-02-20 06:15:47 · answer #8 · answered by Lost_Lady 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
leper madonna is right, plus it's easier all round.
2007-02-20 06:13:53 · answer #9 · answered by holly 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋