To be more exact: what do these mean at a pharmaceutical university? If i want to be a clinical pharmacist, should i  go to residency?
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okay all I can give you is this site.\nIt may not help much , but I am a student here in the pharmacy library when I came across you question.\n\nI also emailed your question to a professor at this university.\n I hope he gets the email!
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Go to your nearest smaller drug store and talk w/ the pharmacist there.  Ask if you could shadow him for a few days.  Tell him about your dream to become one.  I say the smaller ones because you would have a much better chance at getting the answers you are looking for first hand.  You would get to see all the ins and outs and possibly even assist a bit.  If you get to do that for like a week, then you will have all the info you need to see if this is really what you want to do.  If it is, I wish you all the luck in the world because you deserve it!
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Here's two for ya:\n1-Independant pharmacutical consultant (drug supplier) \n2-Independant pharmacutical distributer (drug dealer)
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A pharmacist does work fewer hours, only 40 hours a week, than MDs.  Pharmacists are not required to do residencies.  Once graduated, you can go and work and make a full salary.\nThe difficulty of getting into either type of college is about equal.
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Pharmacology is the study of how drugs work like drug interactions within the body and such. A pharmacist will learn pharmacology but also learns how to correctly dispense medicines and such.\n\nPharmacology in a degree is not limited to pharmacy it can be found in the general science degree where you can major in pharmacology\n\nJobs for a pharmacologist includes working for a pharmaceutical company to help develop a drug. Combined with other majors such as public relations can also lead you to be a drug representative for a pharmaceutical company
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pharmocology studies the effects that drugs exert.\n\none aspect of pharmaceutics regards the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, of medications.  But it also deals with delivery systems, stability, sterility, etc.\n\nA Pharmacist is someone who has studied these (and a whole lot more) and is responsible for sythesizing information from all these disciplines to make sure you get the right drug, at the right dose, taken the right way, for the right amount of time, and helping you understand what to look and look out for.
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Yes it is. They don't know whether your prescription is true or false. While they have unscrupulous doctors who write prescriptions for them you pay much more than you would at the chemist. At worst, they put you on a "sucker list" to receive spam between now and forever and you don't get your pills. Either way, you are better off seeing your pharmacist.
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wow! i'm applying to pharm schools this year too. i believe that most schools want between 2.5-3.5, but they do also look at your other qualifications (ie: work, extracurriculars). i think it depends on the school though. Good luck!!
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as a student, they are not looking for any sort of 'professional clinical experience'...unless you were say, a registered nurse (RN), or nurse practitioner turning to medicine. what they are looking for, are activities like volunteering in hospitals to speak to families, counseling, or just interacting with sick children...in fact, these volunteer activities, are much more advantagious than working in a doctor's office..im sorry to say. \n\nbasically, by commiting time formally in a hospital setting as a volunteer, you are showing: commitment, compassion, selflessness, motivation etc. to the interview committee...which is what they want to see
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Your doctor. After a doctor has prescribed the medication, he occasionally gets to see the patient again to see if the medication is making progress. He has a way to evaluate whether or not a drug is making plausible effect.\n\nThe pharmacists do not have this type of direct evaluating.
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Go to your local pharmacy and ask to do a job shadow.  That is where you watch what they do for a day.  A lot of places will let you do this.  I am a Certified and licensed Pharmacy Technician.  I went to school for 18 months, and did an internship at a hospital and retail pharmacy setting.  They are so desparate for pharmacists some even help pay for college.  Or 'grow their own' to keep up with the demand for skilled pharmacists.  If you do decide to go into pharmacy, look for a pharmacy that does compounding.  It is very interesting to watch them make ointments, capsules, suppositories ect.  To be honest I dont really like pharmacy that much because it's too chaotic.  I would have liked it better if I could be in the compounding room actually making the drugs.  Remember...COMPOUNDING PHARMACY!  Also, retail pharmacy is more chaoctic than a hospital setting.
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It is very difficult and competitive to get into U.S. Pharmacy schools.  California is the most competitive state.  Most of their schools want to see a bachelors.  To be competitive you'll need a GPA of 3.4 and a PCAT score of 75.   www.pharmcas.org  has acceptance statistics for all the pharmcas schools.\nGood luck
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Take what you want to take.  Follow your heart.  A UNC senior was talking about the same thing and had to decide between a job at Merck or and M.D.  He was told not to go into medicine because of malpractice insurance costs and to take the job at Merck.  He decided to go into medicine anyways, because he decided to follow his heart and he does not regret it.  So my answer to you is to follow your heart and do what you want.  You will be happier.
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I study pharmacy and I agree with you and I think that pharmacists must do a lot to approve their statues in the industry.After all they discover a new drugs.
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Pharmacy colleges encourage or require applicants to have volunteer or paid experience working with patients in a pharmacy or health-related setting (hospital, nursing home, etc.).  On-going work or volunteer experience in a pharmacy setting may be an important factor in the admissions process.  If you are unable to gain work or volunteer experience directly related to pharmacy, contact your selected pharmacy admission offices to determine what other experiences they might accept that will adequately demonstrate your knowledge of the profession.\n\nThe educational requirements for pharmacy technicians vary by state.  Some states require no formal education while other states require an associate's degree. For more information about pharmacy technicians, visit the website for the American Association of Pharmacy Technicians at http://www.pharmacytechnician.com/.  \n\nYou may also wish to contact the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board at http://www.ptcb.org/.
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The largest pool, at my university, will go into community (retail) pharmacy, then hospital/insitutional pharmacy, than managed care, than industrial.  The number which decide to go for a PhD is one to two per year, and the number which go for fellowships is a little higher at about 3 to 4 per year.
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As a 4th year pharmacy student, let me give you a little advice. Pharmacy School is difficult, but it is a very rewarding career. You have the ability to provide care to patients in a way that no other healthcare professional can. If you are dedicated and have the intellegence, i would stick with it! Just remember that you will get no sleep and will be extremely stressed; we all are, but the rewards are great!!