Pharmaceutical Training in English-speaking countries

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There are educational requirements that are very well needed to become a Pharmacist. To start off this 6 year process, there has to be a 2 year completion of specific pre-professional (undergraduate) coursework followed by 4 years of professional academic studies. Most colleges have a pre-pharmacy program which allows students to work towards their Bachelor of Science. It is common that most people who pursue the career of a Pharmacist, normally gets a Bachelor’s degree. Before a person graduates a Pharmacy school, he/she must take three tests. The Pharmacy College Admissions test (PCAT), NAPLEX and MPJE. The primary goal is basically that every student graduates with a Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD).

Attending Pharmacy school is like a process. There are multiple classes that are mandatory to be taken such as:

· Biology

· Organic Chemistry

· General Physics

· Public Speaking

· All Communications

· Anatomy

· Physiology

· Microbiology

· Biochemistry

· Pharmaceutical Care

· Pharmacology

· Pharmaceutics

· Toxicology

· Molecular Biology

· Humanities

· Economics

There are physical aspects as for training for pharmacy school besides taking classes, and memorizing information. There are certain additional requirements needed to be met before graduating. For instance, there is a certain amount of hours for community service. The community service will include working in hospitals, clinics, and retail.

The role of pharmacy education, pharmacist licensing and graduate continuing education vary from country to country and between regions/localities within countries. In most countries, prospective pharmacists study pharmacy at a pharmacy school or related institution. Upon graduation, they are licensed either nationally or by region to dispense medication of various types in the settings for which they have been trained.

In the United States, a pharmacist must complete 4 years of graduate level training at a pharmacy school, usually after receiving a bachelor’s degree. A bachelor’s degree is not required as most pharmacy schools only require two years of undergraduate education and the completion of a list of prerequisites. Competition to obtain entry into pharmacy school, however, limits the number of students admitted without a bachelor’s degree. There are currently 116 accredited pharmacy schools in the United States, (late 2010) and 6 of these schools offer "accelerated" 3 year PharmD programs by attending school almost year round - with less breaks for summer and holidays. There also is one fully accredited "distance/online" 4 year PharmD program offered by Creighton University. Pharmacists receive a PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) upon graduation, and licensure after passing the NAPLEX and MPJE.

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