pharmacy

Long story short: Worked for a chain pharmacy, as an intern up until the point I received a Pharmacist job offer full time. Two months later, I was accused of diversion, fired, complaint sent to the BOP, went to court, and I was later found completely innocent. The BOP response was that there...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone applied to Jefferson and got an interview? Also for current students, is it hard to maintain a 3.0 GPA?

Everyone share your application status and if called for an interview , please share us your interview experience.

I've answered all the other questions on the application for this Pharm. School Liaison position, but this question absolutely lost me. What ideas are there for such a simple and straightforward rank? Does anyone have any ideas? Anything would be great lol.

Hi everyone. So, Halfway into week 3 of pharmacy school report: I'm f*cking tired. Over the past two weeks and a half I've had so much thrown at me. All sorts of assignments, homework, quizzes, group projects, meetings, mandatory sessions, and more just thrown at me as if I'm supposed to learn...

Just creating a thread that hopefully can be stickied that would have information on how Average Joe, PharmD (only retail and hospital experience) can break into industry jobs.

Hello, I took the pcat this september and used dr collins and it was not similar to the pcat at all I ended up doing horrible and i used kaplan and collins for quantitative section and still did bad. Can someone please tell me what to study for the biology chem and math. Biology I did the worst...

Hey all, P1 student looking for some advice! Before I begin, when I say "be the best" in my title, it's just an over exaggeration. I'm, in no way, arrogant or looking to be superior to my class mates. I just want to be the best version of me that I can be, like everyone else here! So, currently...

Guys and Gals, Rate your job security feeling on a scale from 1-10, obviously 10 best and 1 worst. I want to tally up a whole bunch from all over and see how people are feeling out there.....Just leave a number if you can for ease of computation/reading. Mine is a : 4 I'll get back to you...

Hello everybody ! Who else has applied ed for UHCOP???

Hi guys, I'm at PY1. I'm not sure what organization to join because I don't know what field I want to go into. Leaning toward industry but still want to try hospital and clinical. I'm worried about joining too many clubs and I wont have time to study. I haven't sign up for any organizations...

I applied early decision for UKCOP. I wish to know if any of you have or are planning to. I'm kind of scared of not hearing back from them for the first interviews.

May you share a list of chronic diseases and an estimated reduced risk of a poor outcome (heart attack, stroke, peripheral neuropathy, blindness, kidney failure, liver failure, death, etc.) from untreated to treated condition. I think an estimated number will give some patients an objective...

Hey everyone, I received my official PCAT scores for when I took the PCAT on July 11th. Does anybody know how long it usually takes before PharmCAS uploads them to your application? I really want to submit ASAP.

Hello, I am an P4 student and I failed my first APPE rotation. I am a student with above 3.5, always made the deans list, and one of the top in my class. I followed everything that my preceptor told me to do, showed up on time, did everything in my power to learn. I even gave my preceptor my...

Albertsons and Rite Aid on Wednesday evening announced that they had mutually decided to terminate the proposed merger of the Boise, Idaho-based grocery retailer and the Camp Hill, Pa.-based retail pharmacy chain. The termination came a day before Rite Aid was set to hold a special shareholders...

Hello SDNers I have been using SDN for the longest time since pre-pharmacy (7 years ago) I wanted to give advice to anyone that will be taking the NAPLEX. Honestly, everyone says this and I AM going to say this again, you cannot be as prepared no matter how much you studied. I used RXprep...

I didn't see a thread for this upcoming application cycle so I thought I would start one! I am applying early decision to University of Texas at Austin for the 2019 entering class. Let's see if we can support one another through this long and tedious application process and hopefully get to know...

I am taking the PTCE in less than 3 weeks. So far I have been studying using Mosby's Review for the PTCE by Mizner (2e), studying flash cards on the top 100 drugs, studying flash cards on drug class prefixes + suffixes, and studying through the pharmacy-tech-study website. Is there anything else...

can controls 3-5 be transferred electronically or by fax in New Jersey or can it only be transferred by phone?

Please help my all my pharmacy friends. I don't know what to choose. What would you each choose? Which is a better career move? 1. Money wise - the staffing director position is 40k extra per year - I'm concerned that it is not really a director job but really a staffing job with...

"Pharmacy owner gets jail time for $1.5M kickback scheme with NY hospital employee" The owner of a New York pharmacy was sentenced to six months in jail for participating in a $1.5 million Medicaid kickback scheme with a former hospital employee from East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University...

I am taking ID in the fall 2018, and based on the response from my fellow classmates, it seems like a class everyone struggles with along with biostats. I wanted to find out how other pharmacy students studied in ID and what helped them out. Anything is much appreciated.

Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Director Chelsea Church, offered former Oklahoma State Department of Health attorney Julie Ezell, a job with the "guarantee" of a pay raise if Ezell included a pharmacist requirement in the OSDH's medical marijuana rules. Ezell did not do as Church asked...

Hello, all! Has anybody taken the PCAT this July, and have any tips for future test-takers? I've taken about 5+ practice exams, yet I still feel underprepared. I feel like I'm going to run out of time, especially in the Critical Reading section. Also in Chemistry, because I have not taken any...

Long time contributor but now I come for assistance: I have been told that by the end of the week an initiation for a medical discharge will take place after putting in a few years of active duty service as a pharmacy tech. This has come to a shock for myself but given the new guidelines for...

ASHP, ACPE Release Revised Accreditation Standards for Pharmacy Technician Education and Training https://www.ashp.org/news/2018/07/11/ashp-acpe-release-revised-accreditation-standards-for-pharmacy-technician-education-and-training

What are the typical extracurriculars and/or accolades a rising sophomore applying to pharmacy school should have? Is having pharmacy experience a must around this time? I know it would look good on the application, but at this my young age (literally 19 y/o), I'm not certified for anything...

Hi, is anyone looking to apply to LIU Brooklyn - Pharmacy in Fall 2019?

Bloomberg News reported Amazon “is already undercutting” pharmacies on over-the-counter drugs. The article reports that “median prices for over-the-counter, private-brand medicine sold by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and CVS Health Corp. were about 20 percent higher than Basic Care, the...

Does anyone have any experience or know of someone who has recently taken the Massachusetts MPJE? I'm having trouble finding study material and am wondering what people have used to study? Thanks in advance for any help!

I was wondering how people go about studying for the NJ MPJE.

Amazon could be coming for CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens and over half of consumers say they are on board Amazon could be coming for CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens and over half of consumers say they are on board

Question bank expires August 7th, 2018. I thought these questions were amazing practice for the actual NAPLEX - definitely helped me pass with a great score and I didn't feel stressed during the exam which was the best part :) Price is $100 but I'm willing to negotiate! I just don't want the...

This is a broad topic but I was wondering what people's thoughts were on AI & ML's potential impact on the pharmacy profession. And not just retail but hospital, industry, managed care, academia, all areas where pharmacists are employed. AI/ML is being explored in drug development and at Pill...

I am a pharmacy school student who literally went through hell to finish pharmacy. I gotten on the bad side with the pharmacy school (and a couple other ppl I was going to school with). This led to to some serious efforts from them to try to stop me from graduating. Some of the things they...

Kaplan PCAT 2016-2017 with 2 Practice Tests : Online + Book | eBay Selling it for a cheap price, thought I was going to take the PCAT so I bought this Kaplan for the PCAT but ended up not taking, so I never opened this book.

I have already graduated from a 4 year school with a BS degree. However, I am going back to my local community college to take a couple more classes to meet pharmacy school requirement. How does that work? My community college requires that I need to choose my objective for readmission, and the...

Hi all. Was hoping to start a conversation about LECOM for those of us planning to apply during the upcoming cycle (summer 2018 start). I am coming at it from the perspective of a non-traditional student looking at the distance pathway, but would love to hear conversation from all sides.

I just took my first full length exam, and I got a 413 (74th percentile). I'm hoping this will increase as I continue studying, as my exam is in the second week of September. My CR score is bringing my composite score down. For the CR section, I got a 406 (62nd percentile). According to my...