The Truth about of Pharmacist

[DoThyDerp]

What if you go to community college if your high school GPA is below a 3.2? They would disregard your high school GPA right? Well of course you'd have to have a higher one in community college let's say a 4.0?

[rarejd]

@DoThyDerp Pharmacy and Graduate schools look at your College GPA. However, going to a community college may or may not put you at a disadvantage against your competition, depending on the school (i.e. prestigious schools only looking for the best vs a pharmacy school looking to have a diverse pool). A 4.0 is impressive no matter what college, just combine that with a really good PCAT score, extracurricular activities, good essays and interviews, and you should be able to get into anywhere.

[rxmwilson]

The interviewer sounds like Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf from the Howard Stern Show

[blondeisius]

There are pharmacy programs that are accelerated; mine was a 3 year professional program. But I did do 4 years undergrad beforehand. Let me give any future pharmacy students some advice, if you are not good at pushing through classes (we did 19 credits every 10 weeks) then an accelerated program is not for you!

[Sparksterfu]

As a pharm tech, I wish Obama would implement a one size fits all insurance program, it would make it a lot easier for me.

[7rancisco1]

Yes, insurance companies are horrible when dealing with healthcare

[eurofoti]

DONT CONSIDER PHARMACY! Check out my website when you google "Prick Pharmacy" and see all the stories of ballbreakers, shit shopgirls etc. Don't be disillusioned by these crap info videos. If I had another shot in life, i would NOT be doing pharmacy.

[Jason1Wang1]

@eurofoti I know I'm just a student now, but I think attitude is everything and we control what we do. It sounds like you're a community pharmacist, so maybe you can try hospital pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, nuclear pharmacy, working for a mail order, researching, or even teaching. There are lots of opportunities other than working as a community pharmacist. If you really don't like pharmacy in general, then you have the choice to quit and change careers. Just my opinions, so don't take offense

[eurofoti]

@Jason1Wang1 Everyone is different, as you can see from the comments below. Some people hate it, some love it.

Nevertheless, due to all the crazy shit I have experienced in my profession, i thought it was only suitable to let it all out in a "cathartic" manner, in the form of a website. The site is means to be humorous and meant to provoke laughter in fellow pharmacists who can relate. As I state on the home page, if you get easily offended or don't have a sense of humour don't proceed further.

[esca8652]

@eurofoti You can always work at a hospital's pharmacy. Also, you can be a pharmacologist with a PharmD. So, if you are bright enough and interested in conducting research, then that could be an option for you. Lol, I hate to tell you but I am doing Pharmacy :b. Honestly, if I don't like it, then I'll just get another degree, but I think I'll enjoy it.

[WonderNoobie]

what would you be doing

[BobMan687]

That guy looks like he really doesnt want to be doing this interview!

[EdwardCullensMayo]

wow a video dedicated to talking shit about retail stores. the interviewer makes it out to seem like retail pharmacies just throw medicine at anybody with a prescription, luckily the yankee pharm is level headed.

biased video thumbs down

[toltec19]

what they learn at pharmacy school is only remotey used as a pharmacist

why? what a scam of a job just like any other profession.

[BigHashTouraj]

the job sounds promising but im deciding between mortician or pharmacists

[toltec19]

@BigHashTouraj its a bullshit job!

[BigHashTouraj]

@toltec19 since it's a bullshit job what do you recommend?

[toltec19]

@BigHashTouraj the opposite would be gods pharmacy which are herbs!

[BigHashTouraj]

@toltec19 oh

[ToodGime]

@BigHashTouraj Why a mortician ? That sounds depressing.



[WoWKoest]

Basically, you need to do pre-reqs and at most schools, need a bachelors in anything. I'm currently going to OSU and I'm doing the Pharmaceutical Sciences bachelors (not necessary but I suppose you might want to take it) and then with honor's/early-entry programs I can take the Pharm. D program immediately after I get my bachelors assuming I have pre-reqs done (Calculus, Chem (General/Organic), Bio, etc.)

[sneedledout]

I have a weiner. A big one

[spicymeatsandwich]

Hahahaha, my family doc (not a specialist....an actual doctor who didn't specialize like an asshole just to make a fortune, but actually helps people), stated that medicine is dead and the age of the CNS, CNP, PA, Pharm.D. is here. Would love to be live when all the baby boomers are long dead and the huge glut of medicine collapses and gets back in touch with it's roots.....its a fucking trade. Way too many assholes join specifically for the recognition! Would love to see the fall in 50 years!

[BigHashTouraj]

@spicymeatsandwich what's CNS CNP PA Pharm D. . hey how do u get a pharm D.?

[endemicgoogle]

The pharmacist will be a thing of the past before long...tis a shame.  These PharmD schools are a sham(like 95% of colleges nowadays). Just robbing people left and right. $100,000 grand in tuition(over 6 frakkin years) for knowledge an intelligent person could learn from books and a mentor in less than a year. Again, nothing but respect for the profession, but the "educators" who essentially force pharm students into debt slavery for 10 years(if they can even find a job) should be shot.

[palamoottil]

ohhh!!!! so you think you are so smart!!!!! go ahead and try to learn all those drugs, drug interactions, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in less than 1 year!!! after u do that please let me know, so that i can congratulate you properly.

[esca8652]

How many drugs are you talking about when you say "all"? I agree a year is a small amount of time and if you're talking about memorizing a thousand drugs then that could be a bit difficult but definitely not impossible. Pharmacology isn't too hard because there's not too many types of drugs and some drugs can be identified by looking at the end letters like if you see sone or solone you know it's a corticoid, obviously that's not written in stone, i dunno i'll let you know when i get their.

[paterreri]

@esca8652 so pentostatin is a "statin" drug then? saying there aren't many types of drugs and that you can identify them by the end of the name is ridiculous

[esca8652]

@paterreri I'm saying that SOMEtimes you can identify them by their ending, but obviously it is highly advised not to, drugs like lorazepam, clonazepam and diazepam are an example of drugs that can be identified by their endings, as they are all benzodiazepines. For another example; the drugs ketoconazole, fenticonazole and econazole are all in the same drug family.

[KillerAJ]

People really need to stop propagating that pharmacy school is a 6 year program.

The actual pharmacy school is a 4 YEAR professional program. Before that, you do your prerequisites. Ideally, the prerequisites and the PCAT would be done in 2 years, however since admission is competitive, it is likely that people could spend 2-3 years applying and interviewing if their GPA is below 3.2 and a subpar PCAT.

[bizichyld]

@KillerAJ Lol, I never understood that either. Personally, I spent something like 5 years doing my prereqs, plus some, while I've seen people basically knock them out before graduating high school through Running Start.

[esca8652]

@KillerAJ 3.2, lol oh shit my gpa's a 2.0 right now hehe, but i'm cracking down this semester, 3.4 (or 3.6) here I come.

[cken20091]

@KillerAJ you picked the wrong school... should have gone to a 0-6 program.

[jorganbon]

@KillerAJ High school student really considering pharmacy. What are some 0-6 year schools? It would be nice to get an answer for a change. Most people I ask interrogate me and ask me what my gpa is and stuff. And answer to my actual question would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Jason1Wang1]

@jorganbon St. Louis College of Pharmacy is a 0-6 year program out of high school. I think Ohio Northern University is a 6 year program as well. University of Missouri Kansas City can be a 6 year program if you can make it (you do 2 years pre-pharmacy there, but then you have to apply for their 4 year pharmacy professional program. If you can get all your pre-requisites done in 2 years, I believe University of the Pacific is a 3 year all year round program (so total of 5 years).

[my89tube]

@KillerAJ Its so fucking annoying to hear everyone refer to pharmacy as a 6 year program. Ur correct, pharmacy programs atleast in most cases, are 4 year deals..

the 2 years of pre reqs can be applied to alot of different jobs in the healthcare field.

[hjestrella]

@KillerAJ SO WHO MANY YEARS OF BIOLOGY I CAN MAKE TO APPLY INTO THE PHARMACIST SCHOOL??I DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE A BIOLOGY DEGREE TO APPLY FOR PHARMACIST SCHOOL??

[weiyi1123]

@hjestrella no. you don't have to get a Bio degree in order to apply Pharm school. All you have to take is Bio I with lab and Bio II with lab. These 2 classes take one year to complete. And you have to make sure to get good grades.

[mattrR678]

@hjestrella Butler university required one semester of general biology, one semester microbiology.

[NOUHA24]

@KillerAJ the US education system is so disfonctional !! in europe , pharmacy school is a 6 year program ..you don't get to become a doctor in pharmacy in 2 years :o

[Mehtaphorical]

@NOUHA24 It's not two years and the education isn't dysfunctional in any way but its pricing, otherwise U.S. universities provide fine education. The two years refers to the approximate amount of undergraduate education you'd need to do to get the prerequisite courses to apply for the pharmacy program which is 4 years long. In total this is 6 years, but the pharamcy school is only 4 years long, just like medical school. A pharmacist can, however, get further training through residencies.

[EARmeBump]

@KillerAJ Hello, I was wondering if the 3.2 GPA refers to only core classes or if it includes prerequisites and general education courses such as english and other electives that have nothing to do with pharmacy. Thanks!

[pharmd718]

@EARmeBump - it includes all your other classes such as english and other electives. However, some might look at the sciences separately. Also, take in mind that if a pharmacy school has a requirement of 3.2 to get accepted and you have 1000 applicants for 100 available seats...then they will take the top 100...which might all have a GPA over 3.75

[Mekilae]

@KillerAJ

Many schools offer a 6 year program right out of high school

[nireshnr]

i still wish i had become a pharmacist instead of a nurse....pharmacy is so cool.

[BigHashTouraj]

@nireshnr do u really have to b good at math science?

[jackkettino]

@nireshnr I STILL WISH I HAD BECOME A PHYSICIAN INSTEAD OF A PHARMACIST WITH A PhD TOO!!! TO BE A PHARMACIST SUCKS!!!

[pharmd718]

@jackkettino - talk for yourself. I love being a pharmacist.  I love my job.

[jackkettino]

@pharmd718 Lucky you! but the 90% of comments here agree with me...

[esca8652]

@nireshnr They get paid up the ass too :).

[NOUHA24]

@nireshnr it takes a lot of work !! i am in pharmacy school and it is quite hard !

[bustacapinlutha]

@nireshnr No, it is not cool. I went home every night after 14 hours crying of exhaustion and starvation . At night I was too tired to sleep or eat. Your bladder, stomach, neck, back, feet, legs, vericose veins, all hurt. Hospital isn't as bad as retail. You get called fucking bitch, asshole, etc., if you don't hand over the narcotics. I was miserable after having gone through the most rigorous schooling - physics, calculous, pharmacokinetics (you don't wanna know) 4 kinds of chemistry.

[pharmd718]

@nireshnr - I feel your pain. I am a pharmd working at a hospital.  I hear it daily from nurses who are over worked and very stressed.

[chicagowillwin0]

Little guy is getting hosed by big insurance/red tape? How will nationalizing healthcare impact business operations for guys like this?

[jiflix]

Warfarin and Bleeding and Gingko Biloba and Fenatyl Lolypops and stuff...

[mojorisingyou]

This used to be a 5 yr degree I think. A bachelors say in Chemistry and then what 1 or 2 more years to get a license? Now they all want PharmD degrees which is 2+4 or 4+4. I'm not a pharmacist but I used to study with some a long time ago. Am I right about this?

[alec850]

yep

[mojorisingyou]

This video is almost a precursor to the end of the local mom/pop pharmacy. Seems like everything is moving towards insurance working out deals with big chains and mail order. I know my private insurer allows a very limited amount to go local before it must move to mail order for continuing meds.

[2PacalYpseNow18]

mmmm if it goes up to 7years which it has not yet. it would be better to be a surgeon/physician instead.

[jayfackingpee]

I've considered both. The cons outweigh the pros. Pharmacist = win.

[2PacalYpseNow18]

Depends on the person...im going for pharmacy but if they move it up to 7 years ill change to be an Er physician..for the money and love..

[mds1303]

they wont make 7 years mandatory anytime soon IMO, but doing the pre-req's in 2 years in order to apply is pretty tough

[KillerAJ]

Remember, ER physician would probably take 11 years before you start practicing.

4 Years - Bachelors

Time spent applying (could take years if you don't have high GPA and MCAT)

4 Years - Med School

Time spent applying for residency (could take a while if your board scores are bad)

3 Years - Residency

[2PacalYpseNow18]

Thats why I have to work hard to eliminate all those "If's"..I choose working as a doctor over pharmacy now.. you get ok pay for Residency, as a resident you are still a doctor. Even after your rediency you are still praticing theres no stoping lol..

[KillerAJ]

Medical residents actually get paid shit. What is it nowadays, like $40,000/year? That's with like 80+ hours a week of work during residency.

That's like $9.60/hour, I get paid $15/hour for my pharmacy intern job at CVS.

[chayzheretastay]

Nice vid, of course the interviewer is leading questions but the overall point of the video is great, nicely done.

[nafiz16]

the interviewer seams Bias...

[thomask812]

hell yeah he does

[Eagle198261]

I have a pharmD.

[sali2030]

where are you from Eagle198261?

[Eagle198261]

Why you ask?

[jayfackingpee]

Private or public schools? And how much did your education cost?

All for informative purposes, of course.