courses in pharmacy schol

[monkey24]

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I was wondering which courses from undergrad are most relevant to pharmacy school? i know organic chemistry/biochem/physiology plays a big part.. what about classes like Eukaryotic Molecular bio? Im asking because I am taking Euk bio right now and im not doing too well. we focus on Rep, Transcription, translation in huge detail (learning about each factors to the polymerase and analyzing gels, and coming up with experimental experiments...i feel like this class is aimed for research type oriented students) im just worried, if i cant handle a class like this in undergrad, how will i survive pharm school? how much euk bio is used?

 

[kcha90]

I was wondering which courses from undergrad are most relevant to pharmacy school? i know organic chemistry/biochem/physiology plays a big part.. what about classes like Eukaryotic Molecular bio? Im asking because I am taking Euk bio right now and im not doing too well. we focus on Rep, Transcription, translation in huge detail (learning about each factors to the polymerase and analyzing gels, and coming up with experimental experiments...i feel like this class is aimed for research type oriented students) im just worried, if i cant handle a class like this in undergrad, how will i survive pharm school? how much euk bio is used?

You probably won't be able to handle pharmacy school if you're trying your best in undergrad and not cutting it. If a tutor doesn't help, you may want to rethink your suitability for pharmacy school.

 

[xtsukiyox]

I'm a P1. My Biochem class, then the Genetics class I just finished up talked about the topics you specifically called out, in detail. The biggest trick is to not drown in the details - get the big picture (which nets you the most benefit), then fill in the critical details your prof expects. Youtube has great videos for this stuff these days, if you're a visual learner. Draw the mechanism over and over - you need to practice to memorize. I'm not 100% on where some of this stuff will come back to be useful, but a significant portion has already been referenced in different classes. My school did not require Biochem or Molecular Bio, so the last time I saw this stuff was in Gen Bio. That made it a lot more work, although it took a lot of time either way.

Pharmacy relies on biochemistry and molecular biology, but it is not a Molecular Bio degree. My classmates who got degrees in this stuff say they covered it in more detail, but pharma school covered it from a new angle. Take that as you will.

 

[Sugoi Travis]

I was wondering which courses from undergrad are most relevant to pharmacy school? i know organic chemistry/biochem/physiology plays a big part.. what about classes like Eukaryotic Molecular bio? Im asking because I am taking Euk bio right now and im not doing too well. we focus on Rep, Transcription, translation in huge detail (learning about each factors to the polymerase and analyzing gels, and coming up with experimental experiments...i feel like this class is aimed for research type oriented students) im just worried, if i cant handle a class like this in undergrad, how will i survive pharm school? how much euk bio is used?

Doing bad in one class is not the end of the world. Just find out what you need to do to pass the class and take that grade. Just because you get a C in a class doesn't mean you're automatically stupid or incapable of pharmacy school.

 

[JohnFe]

I think I can tie in Eukaryotic Biology or Cell Molecular Biology in terms of cancer, infectious disease or human disease state in the cell level. There are drug mechanisms that interfere with translation, transcription and replication in terms of cancer treatment. I also thought of HIV infection and replication in T cells. Reverse transcription. Molecular signaling. Immune response and all that good stuff...I'm just coming up with random topics on top of my head but yes! All these are relevant to pharmacy when you think about it. Like the above posters said, it will not get easier in pharmacy school when you are talking about therapeutics and advanced organic chemistry.