hmmm I don't know

[rs0514]

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I'm somewhat weary now seeing some math having to deal with pharmacy etc..because i don't really like it and i never really did well with math in high school. Should I let it get to me?😕

 

[crazybob]

I'm somewhat weary now seeing some math having to deal with pharmacy etc..because i don't really like it and i never really did well with math in high school. Should I let it get to me?😕

What type of math did you struggle with?

Algebra?
Statistics?
Calculus?

 

[pharmula]

dont let math stop you from pursuing pharmacy. The hardest math will be in taking prereq's.. so statistics, calc, and/or precalc. And the math section on the pcats too. There isn't a lot of math in pharm school itself. I work at a hospital pharm and asked some of the pharmacists the same question cuz math isnt my strong subject either. All of them said theres no calc in pharm school, some log math and quantity calculations but thats about it

 

[MSSimpson12]

I'm god aweful at math and I'm still attempting to get in lol

Really I'm just bad a calculus and some algebra, where they really get me is the timed tests... But working as a tech in a independent retail pharmacy I've seen the pharmacist use math for pricing and, because they compound, simple conversions and ratios but that really about it.

 

[spacecowgirl]

I disagree with anyone saying there's not a lot of math in pharmacy. You will use a lot of algebra and have to be very good at it to be a good pharmacist. There is quite a bit of simple math in school fior kinetics, pharmaceutics and compounding lab. It's also helpful to understand statistics (although that's more logic than math).

You'll never use calc or geometry or trig except for understanding concepts in other prereqs.

 

[xtsukiyox]

Just pointing out that there is a lot of simple math in Chemistry. That sort of math seems to be more akin to what one would use as a pharmacist.

 

[FlavyFlav]

Our school has not used any calculus. The most math we really did was pharmaceutics, but I haven't really gone past basic algebra for any of it. The math pre-reqs seem kind of unnecessary, unless they're just looking to weed people out.

I mean, there's calculus that was used to derive the original equations, but they really don't care if we understand that or not. I think that more falls into line with the doctorate side.