Life After Pharmacy School
Pharmacy school involves a long time commitment both before and after school, although most pharmacy students look forward to the day they can have a different type of “work”. With prescription drugs on the rise and new drugs concocted yearly, it is no wonder how we as a society have become so accustomed to pharmacists and pharmacies around the country. Pharmacy schools now sprout out of nowhere, even through the internet. However, most pharmacy students remain greatly interested in the subject, regardless of its use in the real world because of the science behind the drugs.
FDA studies are being released all the time, condemning this drug, praising that drug – it’s difficult for even pharmacists to keep track of this type of barrage of news, although patients now have the opportunity to check whether their prescription is considered legal by the FDA. This lightens the load considerably on pharmacists who may not have been informed that a specific drug has been banned from production. It’s difficult to always receive this type of information, even in such a highly specialized industry. A recent article in The New York Times chronicles this new method of receiving information about drugs, allowing patients to log into the FDA’s website to check their drugs on an online database. Pharmacists did not have to worry about problems like this only a few years ago!
While it is true that times are changing for every industry, few are as profound of changes as pharmacy. Almost every year a new prescription drug hits the market that can help with cancer-treatment, help abate anxiety, or help even the common cold. Pharmacists are constantly learning new formulas and adapting to new drug compounds, a perk in the career for many who enjoy learning. If you do not enjoy this constant barrage of information, then pharmacy school and the inevitable career may not be for you. However, many students of pharmacy love the prospect of learning new chemical compounds on a daily basis – a light at the end of the tunnel for many of them. While a life in pharmacy may seem like a “dead-end” type of job (it’s been rated close to dentists on job lists), pharmacy is such a changing industry that it seems ridiculous that it would come close to be called “boring”.
Pharmacists always have new hurdles to jump through, battles to pick with the FDA, and research to conduct on new chemical compounds. It is hard to believe that any student of pharmacy would not enjoy their career in the industry after completing their degree program.
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