What exactly are the differences btween a chemist and a pharmacist? What are the difference in terms of what do they do?
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What's The Difference Btwn A Chemist And A Pharmacist?
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Posted 02 July 2008 - 11:25 PM
I am not sure about pharmacists but as for chemists, you can do a lot of different things. You could do research on fields that not many people associate with when they think of chemistry. I've personally worked with professors who are focusing on air pollutants, water quality control of our local area, trying to find a cure for AIDS, improving chemistry education, research on pathology and how it affects people/cells, etc. I mean you can literally think of something and you can do it as a chemist. You could also work with biologist or other related field professionals to do researches independent (well, with funds, of course).
Or you could join a research center, hospital, or pharmaceutical company to do research as well. You could certainly teach after obtaining Master's or Doctorate degrees.
My guess is that as a pharmacist, you could certainly do anything that is related to the field but I really doubt that they look into fields that chemist can deeply get involved into such as air pollutants, water quality control, wild life control, etc. Do you understand??? Am I even making sense? o_O
Or you could join a research center, hospital, or pharmaceutical company to do research as well. You could certainly teach after obtaining Master's or Doctorate degrees.
My guess is that as a pharmacist, you could certainly do anything that is related to the field but I really doubt that they look into fields that chemist can deeply get involved into such as air pollutants, water quality control, wild life control, etc. Do you understand??? Am I even making sense? o_O
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Posted 03 July 2008 - 10:31 AM
^ + add on about pharmacists
This is my take: Pharmacists are the ones who get the prescriptions you get from doctors, get you the medication, and determine the dosage of what you should take (amount and when). They also give out drugs in hospitals besides CVS and Rite Aid and stuff. The really have to know the make-up of medicine in order to distribute these drugs even though they aren't the ones making them.
This is my take: Pharmacists are the ones who get the prescriptions you get from doctors, get you the medication, and determine the dosage of what you should take (amount and when). They also give out drugs in hospitals besides CVS and Rite Aid and stuff. The really have to know the make-up of medicine in order to distribute these drugs even though they aren't the ones making them.
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Posted 03 July 2008 - 09:13 PM
im a pharmacist
what fruitycheesecake mentioned for a chemist, a pharmacist can do as well, the research aspect.
what binjoo says, i dont know if she knows what a pharmacist is...
most pharmacists are retail/community pharmacists, we have a boring job of just filling medications all day. nothing fun but you make tons of money, six figures starting. but pharmacy is also going into more of patient counseling where you have to deal with counseling medications, adjusting their drug regimen, administering vaccinations, running outpatient clinics, etc. you can also work for hospitals and the inpatient side where you choose the medications, the doctors will come to you for recommendations rather than them telling you what to fill. if you dont like dealing with people, you can work for a mail order pharmacy, work in the basement of the hospital verifying orders. also like fruitycheesecake mentioned, you can work for a drug company, to help develop drugs. ive had some experience working for a advertising company that focuses on pharmaceutical advertisements for the major drug companies. theres tons of stuff you can do.
id say pharmacy > chemistry
1. more money (pharmacists can start anywhere from 80-120k/year)
2. less schooling (6 years for pharmD vs 8 years for phD)
3. more job opportunities (always a demand for pharmacists, especially with the way pharmacy is going, as a chemist, all you can basically do is research or teach = boring)
what fruitycheesecake mentioned for a chemist, a pharmacist can do as well, the research aspect.
what binjoo says, i dont know if she knows what a pharmacist is...
most pharmacists are retail/community pharmacists, we have a boring job of just filling medications all day. nothing fun but you make tons of money, six figures starting. but pharmacy is also going into more of patient counseling where you have to deal with counseling medications, adjusting their drug regimen, administering vaccinations, running outpatient clinics, etc. you can also work for hospitals and the inpatient side where you choose the medications, the doctors will come to you for recommendations rather than them telling you what to fill. if you dont like dealing with people, you can work for a mail order pharmacy, work in the basement of the hospital verifying orders. also like fruitycheesecake mentioned, you can work for a drug company, to help develop drugs. ive had some experience working for a advertising company that focuses on pharmaceutical advertisements for the major drug companies. theres tons of stuff you can do.
id say pharmacy > chemistry
1. more money (pharmacists can start anywhere from 80-120k/year)
2. less schooling (6 years for pharmD vs 8 years for phD)
3. more job opportunities (always a demand for pharmacists, especially with the way pharmacy is going, as a chemist, all you can basically do is research or teach = boring)
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Posted 03 July 2008 - 09:30 PM
QUOTE (sasuke-kun @ Jul 3 2008, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
id say pharmacy > chemistry
1. more money (pharmacists can start anywhere from 80-120k/year)
2. less schooling (6 years for pharmD vs 8 years for phD)
3. more job opportunities (always a demand for pharmacists, especially with the way pharmacy is going, as a chemist, all you can basically do is research or teach = boring)
1. more money (pharmacists can start anywhere from 80-120k/year)
2. less schooling (6 years for pharmD vs 8 years for phD)
3. more job opportunities (always a demand for pharmacists, especially with the way pharmacy is going, as a chemist, all you can basically do is research or teach = boring)
What you said under number three is totally untrue.
I just want to point that out. Chemists can also get involved with any health-care fields just like pharmacists. You can do so much more than just research or teaching. Demand for pharmacists is increasing but the same situation also applies to any science fields as well. It may not be as high as pharmacists/nurses/doctors, but it's still increasing.
But yes, you can make more money with a degree in pharmacy field. If you have a bachelor's degree in chemisty, you can start from 33,000 and it increases as you get higher degrees.
I will give you my own biased opinion here: chemist = pharmacist. Both can be boring and stressful.
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