No.. nurses and nursing assistants are the least respected in health care... look at your paycheck vs theirs!! Plus when a pharmacist makes an error, the nurse always gets blamed

a pharmacist doesnt get nearly payed enough@@user-dr2qs2qz8t

​@@user-dr2qs2qz8tbut the pharmacist role is quite different than a nurses and pharmacists are more involved in the medication management of a patient no so much the hands on practical aspects of assessing vital signs like the doctor or nurse

How much you earned as pharmacist

Thank you. ❤

Start working in a Pharmacy as a technician

okayyyy I am pursuing pharmacy and this comment helped a lot

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thank you so much for your feedback! I'd love to speak to you. For further communication, please email me at focusrxpharma@gmail.com!

ah! that's amazing -- good luck with everything!! although there's many reasons to not go to pharmacy school, it IS right for some of us. I wish you luck!

Nursing has many more routes and paths, pharmacy is very limited

Do it! Seems like you love it and that’s key!!

Hahahaahaha right. My parents always wanted me to do to engineering/comp sci

@@FocusRx I’m 15 and in this phase rn, I’m stressed now

You’re welcome!! Thank you for stopping by!

hello! i'm an shs student interested in taking this career path as well po. can i ask about details po from you? :(

Thank you for your comment and thank you for sharing your personal experience Nursing is an amazing field and I think there are a lot of pros in comparison to pharmacy: - less school - no residencies/fellowships and I think overall pay can really depend on what type of nurse and what specialization you have (travel nurse, ICU, ER, etc.) and although in general pharmacists may seem like they make more, again it really depends. I hope you can make them understand and maybe even switch. if not, just try to really love and learn the material within all the classes and go towards a career within pharmacy that's more within the realm of the clinical side of things like a nurse :) good luck!

For me it's kinda the opposite. I really wanna go to pharmacy school but my parents keep pushing me to go to medschool and aren't supporting me at all. I don't even know what to do with my life anymore😭 Currently in my Junior year btw

@s v can you elaborate on why you think the field is dying?

@@lavina3535 Hey Maliath, sorry to hear that! I recently did a video on Pharmacy as well and maybe it would help give you and your parents some information on the matter! Hope everything turns out okay!

@@lavina3535 choose the feild you're interested in more, because whether it's six years or ten, it's a long commitment and only those passionate enough succeed, it's you who'll spend sleepless nights and forfeit a good chunk or their life, if they tell the feild is dying, like some people told me, then there's a lot of alternatives, in my country, you can do biology residency and open a laboratory of medical analysis, that's what I'm looking for, also, I'm a fellow pharma student whose parents pushed her to med school then she failed and got into the next best thing, in my parents opinion, but came to love it, so if you have questions I'm here

Very true - also any public facing job is very stressful and i would avoid like the plague

what about now?

@@maa_niisha04 it’s not that bad actually but because it’s not what i really want to do in the future i struggle more

@@sueda3874 if u didn't want to study pharmacy then why did u choose to study it..?

@@maa_niisha04 well it's mostly because of my parents they wanted me to study degress like med pharmacy or engineering and pharmacy look better than others for me also its partly because of they said its easy to study and easy to make money and it turns out not that easy. I actually interested in architecture, art and fashion design so as you can see its far from what i'm studying

@@sueda3874 same for me as well my parents are telling me to study med its good for my and all but I don't know I thought maybe if I study pharmacy it would be lot easier then other subjects but now I'm not sure what to do:((

do your research. pharmacy is becoming increasingly saturated and jobs in metropolitan areas are becoming more scarce with each passing year.

My job is not my life; I work to fund my personal life C worth travel and family.A retail clerk making 6 figures? Done

Exactly!!!

Depends on your end goal!!

thank you for stopping by and congrats on being in pharmacy school! That's so cool to know it's 5 years in Italy. I can definitely share my curriculum in a video!

Hi. I'm form Albania but I want to study in Italy and right now I'm between med school and pharmacy. Im a very active person and even though I really like biology I don't think I would have the nerve to constantly study medicine and then live "happily ever after" . On the other hand pharmacy seems like it gives you a social life and a good income. Any suggestions please? (I'm a junior in High School)

@@kleakodra493 Hi!! Don't jump into med school if it's not what you want. In Italy we have Pharmacy and CTF (Chimica e tecnologie farmaceutiche). The first one is best for those who would like to work as pharmacists, while the second one is best for those who would like to work in the pharmaceutical industry. CTF is maybe tougher (more chemistry and pharmaceutical technology, less biology and medical subjects) but it might also give you more opportunities once you have to find a job. Obviously you can have your social life (but it may be difficult at the beginning without knowing the italian language, unless you find a course entirely taught in English). Unfortunately pharmacists' wages in Italy are waaaaaay lower than other European countries (france, germany, uk) and it's like a shop assistant wage most of the times. If you want to come to Italy for a good income, chose another country. If you want to come to Italy because you're in love with our wonderful country, then you're welcome.

Nursing is much better for career progression there is so much more you can develop with nursing and in the end you will earn even more

Biology is a must. If it involves working with patients then it obviously involves biology.

if you're in highschool, take all science courses.

depends on the country and the university. biology is important but not as important as chemistry i’d say. but generally, everything can be caught up :)

I would overall say that since there isn't another degree higher than the PharmD, I would overall say if you have access to both, you should go for a PharmD.

But, I will say this is highly-dependent on what you want to accomplish and careers you want to pursue post-grad

I applied to about 10 and I applied straight out of highschool. I believe with a well rounded application (good in academics and other aspects) then it’s not difficult generally. Of course if you don’t apply straight out of high school and do it after an undergraduate program, I believe it’s a bit more challenging

My son is in second year of pharmacy program and hates it. He wants to change but what he can do ? Trying to use his credits ,any ideas ?

😂😂 then pharmacy may not be for you but that’s totally OK!

@@FocusRx i hope that it will be ok🙃😂

What was it like for you

Perhaps you should make a video and guide us :)

In which country though. Still they earn $40-$60 per hour

thank you! hope it is helpful :) my answers are below 1) it depends on the school, so I would say look at the application specifications for each school and go from there. if you have the opportunity to apply to to 6 year accelerated programs, I would advise doing that versus applying to pharmacy school after doing pre-recs or a bachelors degree! 2) it goes on a standard school application system so usually you apply in the fall (look at specific programs for application dates, etc) 3) any medical-themed internships, involvement in community service, pharmacy tech job, etc! i had an internship at a hospital to gain exposure and i believe that really helped me!

But does it pays well

Pharmaceutical Science! Pharmacology is basically making the medicines yourself

Pharmacology is one subject, it is what med students study in their study. Pharmacology describes how a medication works on the human body. And pharmaceutical science is the science of medication/drugs (pharmaceuticals). It consists of different areas like pharmacology, galenics, toxicology and more. So it is about how a medication needs to be packed, the risks, the needed dose, how it interacts with other medications and whether it is safe to be released as a new medication to the people. And pharmacists study this for several years, that's why they're experts when it comes to medication, more than doctors. But pharmacists can't diagnose you. So you go to a doctor to know what your illness is and the doctor tells you and prescribes you a medication. And the pharmacist gives you the prescribed medication, tells you the dose better and asks if there are any other medications you're taking because maybe taking the one you already take plus the one you got prescribed could put you in danger, so a pharmacist corrects the doctor there and might give you a more suitable medication. And a pharmacist in the industry creates new medication along with chemists, biologists and more.

To dispense medications and counsel about how to use the medications like e.g swallow this medication whole do not crush or chew you need to study pharmacy

Nai bhai scope hai u can apply at a pharma industry and go for MD plus there are many career pathway, pr ek baat hai haam itni stereotypical society mein rehte hain ke jo log kehte hain wohi believe krlete hainn, i know there might be a lot of peer pressure on you for pursuing this career.

Hey I am doing my 2nd semester in pharmacy and I am hella stressed

Why not go to Australia. You have a doctorate in pharmacy? Was the language of education in english. You will need to pass an English exam, do a one year internship and pass some written and oral exams first

that's definitely one way to look at it! I think for me the journey matters as well and I personally think some people like being a diagnosing expert vs being a drug expert. Either way, you have to know general information in the other sector of course.But the end goal is definitely patient care!

@@FocusRx yes there are different kinds of people in the world if u see a nurse or any health care professional they are playing different role but there end goal is patient care We must see how we can maximize patient care rather than focus on Either than seeing he is a nurse He is pharmacist or doctor He is a diagnosis expert or medication expert Because at the the things matter the most is your care to the patient and according to pryanka chopra Indian actress really inspired by him she says there is no black and white In the world u can do anything anytime So go for the patient care if u want to help rather than seeing up and down 2 seeing diagnoses and medicine expert because more knowledge tell us up and down rather than patient care

@@talhashafiq4482 definitely dont disagree. but if youre yourself going into a profession you have to decide between these. you can't really get a degree in 'patient care'

@@FocusRx I think u are right But if u see medicine It is too lengthy study And highly competitive than pharmacy But I choose pharmacy because I don't want to study too long but like patient care But if u see India and Pakistan there is only limited option doctor or engineer or a failure that suck my mind I don't like medicine but due to my parents expectations I have applied and rejected that's why I dislike medicine And also the pharmacy in India and Pakistan is different from us I have a plan to move to us after my pharm d a five year program from Pakistan at the end thank u for replaying Can u make a video on How we can become register pharmacist in us What kind of work did foreign graduate can do without registration

True but medical malpractice insurance costs about 3% of an MD' salary with some surgeons paying 50 k per year. My pharmacist malpractice insurance is only $285 got the year for over 1 million

There’s soooo much you can do within pharmacy! You can still find your place in this profession :)

I have those thoughts also

Like what. If a person has a bachelor degree in pharmacy then what else can you do besides community and hospital pharmacy or compounding pharmacy

If you enjoy dispensing or selecting appropriate medications using dispensing software as well as counselling about medications e.g some should be taken without grapefruit juice or potassium supplements and checking interactions to help patients e.g Avoid combining an SSRI with St John's Wart

@@HenryBriskin actually my situation is different. I’m coming to pharmacy after spending 15+ years working in academia/drug research. I’m looking to gain clinical skills and move into product development.