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[Yutis]

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[kovamies23]

Well, there are many differences and similarities: both are a 4 year professional program. MD/DO have a DEA# and write prescriptions, same as with pharmacists. Pharmacists and physicians do residencies, however, the pharmacists residencies are much much shorter in length. Some of the differences: physicians are licensed to treat patients with medication/surgery/etc, pharmacists cannot. Physicians make a crap load more money, mainly due to their specialties and longer years of training. Are they considered colleagues? Yes. Are they considered equals? No, and not for a superior/inferior thing, but because physicians are more highly trained. Anybody that tries to bicker with that on this post are kidding themselves. That is the truth.

 

[Yutis]

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[WVUPharm2007]

What the hell is this, a troll pissing match?

 

[kovamies23]

So, Pharmacists can legally write prescriptions? and Im sorry if this sounds ignorant, but what exactly is a DEA number, *gets ready to be torn apart*

DEA# is a series of numbers that are assigned to health care practitioners from the Drug Enforcement Agency. It basically registers them in conjunction with the FBI and a number of other outfits. They can track drugs that have been written under your DEA#, specifically narcotics. There are two letters in front of the numbers indicating what parameters you are allowed to use your DEA number.

 

[ForcedEntry]

My DEA# is 867-5309

 

[ZpackSux]

MD is a physician/doctor.

PharmD is a pharmacist.

Next question?

 

[lvp0021]

What the hell is this, a troll pissing match?

This comparison can take decades to find the winner...
Pharmacists and physicians are just specialized in their own career paths that provide specific care for patients. Physicians diagnose conditions and prescribe drugs and pharmacists compound drugs and evaluate the efficient aspects of such prescription in term of patient's benefit. Both of them (PharmD & MD/DO) must possess the same capacity of knowledge for basic science in disease states, pharmacology and health-management. PharmD gets more training in understanding drugs, drugs reactions, and drugs-related topics. MD/DO gets more training in diagnosing diseases and health management. That's why MD/DO do consult with PharmD on their prescription for the patients and vice versa. It also depends on the level of specialization: a clinical BCPS PharmD definitely knows more than a retail pharmacist or a neurosurgeon, similarly, does so compared to a family doctor. That's why we have thread on residency/ fellowships that you could read for more infos.
Once in a while there might be MD/DO with big egos and ignore PharmD recommendations on drug prescription but these forget that PharmD gets more training in drugs and the fact that the rx is signed by an MD/DO does not mean that a PharmD always has to fill it unless the PharmD, based on his/her professional training in drugs, thinks it's appropriate for the patient. Besides, you can tell that both MD/DO and PharmD are Doctors of "insert medicine or pharmacy" (I wish they make people call PharmD Dr. in the near future 🙂 ) that have gone through rigorous graduate training in diseases and drugs.
There are states that allow PharmD to prescribe rx (just the general ones) . I think Washington is one of them (correct me if I'm wrong and please add in more if you know). This allows more affordable health-care for patient with low-income (i.e. it costs a lot for an uninsured to see an MD/DO).
That's all I could think off on the top of my head...🙂 Thanks for reading 🙂

 

[lvp0021]

What the hell is this, a troll pissing match?

This comparison can take decades to find the winner...
Pharmacists and physicians are just specialized in their own career paths that provide specific care for patients. Physicians diagnose conditions and prescribe drugs and pharmacists compound drugs and evaluate the efficient aspects of such prescription in term of patient's benefit. Both of them (PharmD & MD/DO) must possess the same capacity of knowledge for basic science in disease states, pharmacology and health-management. PharmD gets more training in understanding drugs, drugs reactions, and drugs-related topics. MD/DO gets more training in diagnosing diseases and health management. That's why MD/DO do consult with PharmD on their prescription for the patients and vice versa. It also depends on the level of specialization: a clinical BCPS PharmD definitely knows more than a retail pharmacist or a neurosurgeon, similarly, does so compared to a family doctor. That's why we have thread on residency/ fellowships that you could read for more infos.
Once in a while there might be MD/DO with big egos and ignore PharmD recommendations on drug prescription but these forget that PharmD gets more training in drugs and the fact that the rx is signed by an MD/DO does not mean that a PharmD always has to fill it unless the PharmD, based on his/her professional training in drugs, thinks it's appropriate for the patient. Besides, you can tell that both MD/DO and PharmD are Doctors of "insert medicine or pharmacy" (I wish they make people call PharmD Dr. in the near future 🙂 ) that have gone through rigorous graduate training in diseases and drugs.
There are states that allow PharmD to prescribe rx (just the general ones) . I think Washington is one of them (correct me if I'm wrong and please add in more if you know). This allows more affordable health-care for patient with low-income (i.e. it costs a lot for an uninsured to see an MD/DO).
That's all I could think of on the top of my head...🙂 Thanks for reading 🙂

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Trolls on top of trolls. And hobbitts..and lions...and Ross Perot...it's a crazy world...

 

[josh6718]

Trolls on top of trolls. And hobbitts..and lions...and Ross Perot...it's a crazy world...

LMAO

 

[ForcedEntry]

Trolls on top of trolls...it's a crazy world

This post is useless without pics

 

[WVUPharm2007]

 

[pharmacistUH]

HAHAHAHAHAHA that's funny

 

[WVUPharm2007]

HAHAHAHAHAHA that's funny

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