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michael
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What It like to be in a pharmacy?
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Seth Cohen, Pharm.D
I am an informatics pharmacist specializing in hospital information systems
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One of my early jobs was working in the billing department of an independent pharmacy. In order to get upstairs to the office I had to walk past the pharmacist and his techs. It never seemed like he was working too hard, so I applied for pharmacy school and got in.
Here's something I learned: it never looked like Abdul was working hard, but pharmacy school taught me that I'd guessed wrong about how hard he worked.
I don't know how it is elsewhere, but I got my 6 year degree at a school where you did 2 years of prerequisite work elsewhere and then finished your degree in 4 years at that pharmacy school.
For me, the first year of pharmacy school was about 25% harder than any year of college I'd had up to that point.
The second year of pharmacy school was about 25% harder than the first year of pharmacy school.
I can't tell you how hard the third year was, other than "too hard". I almost had to repeat it.
I made it out. I have a degree and a license. The ability to handle pharmacy school is not the same as the ability to work in pharmacy. You should visit multiple different places where you use a pharmacy degree (like Dianna said above) as well as things like industry and the FDA or other regulatory agencies, if possible. You may find a place you like. Or you may discover that you prefer something else.
Here's something I learned: it never looked like Abdul was working hard, but pharmacy school taught me that I'd guessed wrong about how hard he worked.
I don't know how it is elsewhere, but I got my 6 year degree at a school where you did 2 years of prerequisite work elsewhere and then finished your degree in 4 years at that pharmacy school.
For me, the first year of pharmacy school was about 25% harder than any year of college I'd had up to that point.
The second year of pharmacy school was about 25% harder than the first year of pharmacy school.
I can't tell you how hard the third year was, other than "too hard". I almost had to repeat it.
I made it out. I have a degree and a license. The ability to handle pharmacy school is not the same as the ability to work in pharmacy. You should visit multiple different places where you use a pharmacy degree (like Dianna said above) as well as things like industry and the FDA or other regulatory agencies, if possible. You may find a place you like. Or you may discover that you prefer something else.
Dianna Soto
Non Sterile Pharmacy Technician
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Tampa, Florida
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There are different types of pharmacies: retail, compound, warehouse, hospitals, and long term care facilities. You’ll have a different experience in each one. The important thing is you feel happy, confident, and motivated to work and with your own work tasks that you have to complete. Sometimes you might not, but in a good company, your leads, coworkers, and supervisors are there to help you to improve and show you tips and tricks do better. Not every pharmacy is the same but if you find one like that you know you’re in good hands.