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Good day Everyone, I would really appreciate if someone could kindly explain in great detail what the difference is between a career in pharmacology and a career in pharmacy . And I don't just mean salary wise, what can one do that the other absolutely can't, how are they both viewed in the workplace... and lots more. Initially, I thought that they were both the more or less on the same level but I've heard lots of things about the former being a less "noble" path and that sometimes they end up as Pharmacy Assistants. I'm hoping to get more of a real life perspective, because searching online has managed to confuse me even more. Thank you in anticipation.?
I'm a college student hoping to be able to see things clearly as they are in the real world.
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Danielle Mullins
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If your dream is to become a Pharmacist, you'll need to earn a Doctorate of Pharmacy and pass the required licensing exams. Just having a degree in Pharmacology won't suffice. Now, if you choose to study Pharmacology, you can still have an exciting career in drug research and development as a scientist. But remember, this won't give you the license to dispense medication to patients.
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Pharmacology is the scientific study of the effects of drugs and chemicals on living organisms where a drug can be broadly defined as any chemical substance, natural or synthetic, which affects a biological system.It is one of the course given in pharmacy school .
A career in pharmacy can involve a variety of roles, including:
Dispensing medications Pharmacists fill prescriptions and dispense over-the-counter medications in pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics.
Dispensing medications Pharmacists fill prescriptions and dispense over-the-counter medications in pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics.
Providing information Pharmacists advise patients on how to use their medications and provide clinical services.
Research and development Pharmacists can work in pharmaceutical companies, research organizations, and laboratories to develop new drugs and conduct clinical trials.
Teaching Pharmacists can become lecturers at universities and research institutions.
Management Pharmacists can advance into management positions, such as managing pharmacy departments.
Writing Pharmacists can write about pharmacy-related topics for science journals, newspapers, and other media.
Entrepreneurship Pharmacists can create and market new health-related products.
Other roles Pharmacists can work in a variety of other roles, such as academic detailer, digital therapeutics specialist, or supply chain pharmacist.
Pharmacists typically need a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree and a state license
A career in pharmacy can involve a variety of roles, including:
Dispensing medications Pharmacists fill prescriptions and dispense over-the-counter medications in pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics.
Dispensing medications Pharmacists fill prescriptions and dispense over-the-counter medications in pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics.
Providing information Pharmacists advise patients on how to use their medications and provide clinical services.
Research and development Pharmacists can work in pharmaceutical companies, research organizations, and laboratories to develop new drugs and conduct clinical trials.
Teaching Pharmacists can become lecturers at universities and research institutions.
Management Pharmacists can advance into management positions, such as managing pharmacy departments.
Writing Pharmacists can write about pharmacy-related topics for science journals, newspapers, and other media.
Entrepreneurship Pharmacists can create and market new health-related products.
Other roles Pharmacists can work in a variety of other roles, such as academic detailer, digital therapeutics specialist, or supply chain pharmacist.
Pharmacists typically need a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree and a state license
Ohhh, wow flexible is really an understatement. I never knew there was so much a Pharmacist could do. Thank you so much ma/sir😊, this was very Informative.
But then what about a career in Pharmacology?
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Hi,
I'm gonna make this short based on experience. I'm a Pharmacist so I can work in any retail or clinical setting. My niece went to school and got her Ph.D in pharmacology. She is considered a Scientist and thus works in a laboratory. That's all I have. Hope it helps.
I'm gonna make this short based on experience. I'm a Pharmacist so I can work in any retail or clinical setting. My niece went to school and got her Ph.D in pharmacology. She is considered a Scientist and thus works in a laboratory. That's all I have. Hope it helps.
Yes, that has cleared a few things up. Thank you for your insight ma/sir.
What I understand from your response Is that they are 2 distinctly separate paths that simply sound similar and don't actually intermingle?
Is that correct?
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Hi,
I'm gonna make this short based on experience. I'm a Pharmacist so I can work in any retail or clinical setting. My niece went to school and got her Ph.D in pharmacology. She is considered a Scientist and thus works in a laboratory. That's all I have. Hope it helps.
Well lets just say she could not work where i work because that is not what her field of study entailed. I could have done research if i had went that path and did a residency in that field of study.
You can work in different settings doing a residency in that study as a pharmacist.
Well lets just say she could not work where i work because that is not what her field of study entailed. I could possibly do research if i had went that path and did a residency in that field of study.
I'm gonna make this short based on experience. I'm a Pharmacist so I can work in any retail or clinical setting. My niece went to school and got her Ph.D in pharmacology. She is considered a Scientist and thus works in a laboratory. That's all I have. Hope it helps.
Well lets just say she could not work where i work because that is not what her field of study entailed. I could have done research if i had went that path and did a residency in that field of study.
You can work in different settings doing a residency in that study as a pharmacist.
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In essence, out there Pharmacy has more flexibility when compared to Pharmacology.
Okay, thank you veryy much ma/sir.
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