Are pharmacist real doctors?

Pre-Med & Medical School Careers in Medicine
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<p>Hi,
can anybody tell me about Pharmacy grad school? Which ones are the best, what are the pre-pharm requirements, and what schools have programs
Does anybody know where i ccan find rankings?</p>

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<p>bump bump bump bump bump</p>

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<p>I heard UT Austin was ranked #2 in the nation.</p>

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<p>UMich is great</p>

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<p>VCU has a garunteed pharm program, also VCU's pharm school has a good ranking in U.S. news.</p>

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<p>Is pharmacy school harder than medical school?</p>

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<p>I think UCSan Francisco is one of the top ones out there</p>

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<p>You need a doctorate of pharmacy (pharmD) degree to become a pharmacist. Are pharmacists considered real doctors and called 'Doctor'?</p>

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<p>Check the following website, which mentions that:</p>

<p>To become pharmacist, you must ...<br>
- have earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
(standard starting entering students of year 2005).<br>
- you can also receive training through the military.
- the degree program should be accredited by the
American Council of Pharmaceutical Education.<br>
- a state licensing examination. On-the-job training by
working with a licensed pharmacist. </p>

<p>COLLEGE PREPARATORY: </p>

<p>Your high school program should include English, mathematics, and sciences, preferably with some laboratory experience. Some schools require completion of specific subjects in high school such as two years of mathematics, four years of English, one or two years of laboratory science, and two or more years of history or government. In addition, college entrance examinations and other aptitude test may be required.
Good written and verbal communications skills are also important. </p>

<p>COLLEGE: </p>

<p>College requirements typically include two years of pre-pharmacy courses and four years of a professional program leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Pre-pharmacy courses include biology, chemistry, calculus, English, speech, and general education courses.
Admission in the professional phase of a pharmacy program is a competitive process which typically includes among the requirements an application form, personal interview, and letter of recommendation. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.uspharmd.com/rxpharmacist2.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.uspharmd.com/rxpharmacist2.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>The foregoing notwithstanding, the answer is "no". Nobody calls a pharmacist "Doctor" or considers them as professional co-equals. While their job is important, they are always considered ancillary providers.</p>

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<p>they are very underated.</p>

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<p>So too are teachers (among others), but that reality means that they enjoy lower job satisfaction and lower pay. These are things people going into the profession need to consider beforehand.
The original question "are (they) real doctors?" should be answered unequivocally with a "no". They are no more like "real doctors" in the medical sense than are people with a PhD in music, as the word real seeks to clarify in the question.</p>

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<p>Here's what I don't get about being a pharmacist. Whether you work at the worlds best hospital pharmacy or the local CVS/Walgreens....aren't pharmacists just basically glorified order takers? I.e. some tells them (an MD or nurse or whomever) what to put in a bottle? Sure, its important to know about interactions, etc....but computer programs could likely do just as well. Any pharmacists or aspiring phamacists around to challenge my assumptions? Pharmacists don't actually develop drugs or help to do so, seems like they are just there to run a drug store, which doesn't even require a college degree. Sorry if it seems like I'm just playa hatin' here...</p>

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<p>Pharmacist get paid crap, to be honest.</p>

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<p>Depends on what you consider crap: <a href="http://salary.monster.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_compresult.asp?zipcode=&metrocode=&statecode=&state=&metro=&city=&geo=U.S.+National+Averages&jobtitle=Pharmacist&search=&narrowdesc=Healthcare+--+Practitioners&narrowcode=HC03&r=mnstr_swzttsbtn_psr&p=MNSTR42X&geocode=&jobcode=HC07000011%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://salary.monster.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_compresult.asp?zipcode=&metrocode=&statecode=&state=&metro=&city=&geo=U.S.+National+Averages&jobtitle=Pharmacist&search=&narrowdesc=Healthcare+--+Practitioners&narrowcode=HC03&r=mnstr_swzttsbtn_psr&p=MNSTR42X&geocode=&jobcode=HC07000011&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Comon, you get these kind of incomes if you work for big corporations. The pharmacist working at a local CVS or Eckerd gets paid $45,000 / year</p>

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<p><a href="http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/04/pharmacist.shortage.ap/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/04/pharmacist.shortage.ap/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>that article is outdated, (april 2002)</p>

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<p>Can't you guys just admit you're wrong? It's true the profession isn't what it used to be with indepently owned pharmacies, but they don't make 45K either if they work full time: <a href="http://www.pharmacynow.com/salary2004.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.pharmacynow.com/salary2004.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Every pharmacy director I know complains that they can't find people to fill their positions.</p>

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<p>...because no one in their right mind wants to spend their entire life filling little bottles with pre-manufactured tablets & capsules. How they must curse their Mondays!</p>