<p>Or is there no difference at all?</p>
<p>Because I'm looking to major in pharmacy and I read the thread that said about some guy going to get a PhD in Biology that "pharma/biotech jobs are not currently on the market". Is that true? :(</p>
<p>In my opinion, biotech is an umbrella, pharma is inside biotech. Inside biotech you could have many types like agricultural (Monsanto) or comsumer-product-driven (23andMe) or w/e.</p>
<p>You didn’t answer my question.</p>
<p>pharmacy is a professional program that allows one to work as a licensed pharmacist.</p>
<p>pharma/biotech is a field of entrepreneurs and drug companies, developing new drugs and biotech devices. “Big pharma” is used to describe the huge multinational drug manufacturing companies like Merck. Currently pharma/biotech is stagnant while waiting to see what changes national health care brings.</p>
<p>^ Thank you for answering my question!</p>
<p>Well they’re not hiring pharmacologists but they’re hiring pharmacists right?</p>
<p>Everyone needs pharmacists. We use a lot of prescription drugs now. It’s got pretty good prospects. It is reliant on people needing prescription drugs, whereas the pharmaceutical jobs are dependent on their being funding for the development of new drugs.</p>
<p>Also phamacists need to be licensed in the USA so the jobs stay in the USA. Pharmacology can be done in China or India so the jobs can be off shored.</p>
<p>nanotechnology,</p>
<p>I did research not too long ago and it said that pharmacy does not have as much job prospects. I mean each pharmacy needs only 2 pharmacists and the rest are techs. Just look around the web</p>
<p>Guess that’s what I get for listening to my friends who are pharmacy majors. :)</p>
<p>Yes but every pharmacy needs pharmacists even in rural Kansas. Therefore, you may not be able to find a job in Chicago or whatever metro area you happen to be in, you may have to look outside your comfort area to more rural locations.</p>
<p>Pharmacy is going through the same thing the law degree is goign through–too many degrees, not enough jobs, and lots of automation. Much of it also has to do with far too many schools opening up and pumping out PharmD degrees like candy because no one controls the number of schools that get accreditation. At least the AMA controls the number of doctors that get created every year which is why MDs never have problems with employment. </p>
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<p>If you are thinking about pharmacy, you really, REALLY , need to do your research and question whether it is worth 6 figure levels of debt for job prospects that are increasingly looking grim, just like what happened for lawyers. Automation is here to stay and is constantly increasing. Half of all hospitals in major cities now use an automated machine to perform prescription fills. The ONLY REASON pharmacists still have jobs is because they’re good at lobbying politicians to mandate laws that require that pharmacist be on hand at any place the dispenses prescription drugs. It won’t be long until hospitals realize they can save tons and tons and tons of money by cutting out PharmD jobs that can be completed with much better accuracy and safety through automation and then they start lobbying politicians to change the laws requiring that a pharmacist be present. Pharmacists really don’t have any skills that can’t be performed by a robot. Sure they have knowledge of pharmacology and drug, drug interactions, but that can be programmed into a computer. No one needs a human to fill a prescription either when a robot can do it without ever getting tired or needing a break.</p>
<p>I made the switch from pharmacy to biology because of the things everyone else is saying about it. I was scared about job security and not being able to pay off my loans.</p>
<p>and you think biology has better prospects!?</p>