I need help in finding out what steps to take if I want to go into being a Pharmacist?

Question

I need to know what classes I need to start with or if anyone knows a good school in Los Angeles

Answer 1

Pharmacy is a grad degree. In college, while getting your bachelors, you take prerequisite courses that pharmacy schools want prior to you going to pharm school. What school you go to and what you major in doesn't matter. Of course, the more prestigious a school you go to, the better your academic record looks. Pharmacy is so competitive, this is important.

In CA, you really need a bachelors to be competitive for pharm school unless you did a school's pre-pharm/pharmD program right out of high school.

In LA, you've got USC and Western Univ in Pomona.

Answer 2

In the US we have the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
It's very informative for nearly every conceivable career

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm
This page will provide information regarding:

• Nature of the Work
• Working Conditions
• Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
• Employment
• Job Outlook
• Earnings
• Related Occupations
• Sources of Additional Information

Significant Points:
• Very good employment opportunities are expected for pharmacists.
• Earnings are high, but some pharmacists work long hours, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Pharmacists are becoming more involved in making decisions regarding drug therapy and in counseling patients.
• A license is required; the prospective pharmacist must graduate from an accredited college of pharmacy and pass a State examination.

Answer 3

This subject has been really popular lately and there have been a lot of long answers that gave all sorts of details about this topic.

If you just enter "pharmacist" or pharmacy school in the space above where it says 'search for questions' you will get a whole lot of information.

Good luck.