Pharmacy in England

[adam8888]

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I am a 3rd year student, in Ontario, Canada, and Im wondering if any of you have actually thought about going to England to pursue a B.Sc Pharm degree. It seems easier to get in than the States but then again its 4-5 years of education plus an extra 2 years to become a registered pharmacist in Ontario.
thanks

 

[manutdmax]

I am a 3rd year student, in Ontario, Canada, and Im wondering if any of you have actually thought about going to England to pursue a B.Sc Pharm degree. It seems easier to get in than the States but then again its 4-5 years of education plus an extra 2 years to become a registered pharmacist in Ontario.
thanks

yes i did think about it...do u know if its the same pharm D as in the US , which school u thought about it...does england school offer online degree?

 

[fenixtnlfan]

There are probably I few things you want to consider before you try getting into a pharm school outside your country. If you decide to come back to your country after graduation, you will have a long road to get the correct certification to practice. You probably want to look into the requirements and decide if that is the road for you. Secondly, they are much more likely to admit students of their country over a foreigner. This of course could be different for every school, but something you want to ask. There are probably a lot of hoops to jump through (such as special testing) in order to be admitted to a different country. Also keep in mind how expensive Europe is. You could easily rack up a small fortune there just trying to live. And since you won't be a citizen, it will be hard for you to get loans to pay for it. I don't want to discourage you (I also think it could be fun) but keep some of things in mind. I would try it more as a last resort.

 

[LoKoTe]

I though of the same thing a year ago. Applied to a school in the UK, got accepted, was getting ready to leave, and then found out that in the US, the NABP doesn't recognize any degree outside the US that doesn't have an academic curriculum of less than 5 years. Almost every pharmacy degree in the world is 4 years academic, 1 year practice. You could go and then complete 2 more years here, but only some schools offer this and the spots are very limited.

 

[pharmy614]

Hi there,

I'm a 3rd year student from Ontario, Canada as well (maybe we know each other..and we don't know it🙂) and I applied to 3 of England's pharmacy schools last year and got accepted to 2. But I decided not to go b/c first of all its expensive (like 10000 pounds a year which is like $22,000CAD, for just tuition alone...there's also books, living accomod., expenses, etc.), and second its so far away and it'd take longer to become a pharmacist after coming back to Ontario......and I don't think its worth all the hassle and $ just for a BSc or Mpharm degree. If I were to go that far it had better be for something hard to get like an M.D. degree or something and my family agreed with me. I might as well apply here and in the U.S. and pay way less tuition and even if I don't get in this year, I can finish my BSc next year and then apply with even better chances!

P.S. what schools are you applying to this year? You can PM me if you like.
Take care

 

[PHARMDSIS112]

Hey you guys, i have just moved to the US from England and im applying to pharmacy school in Florida. Just so you guys know..in England the Pharmacy degree is a Masters. If you were to go there you would need to come back and do two more years as you cannot practice in the US without a Doctorate in pharmacy. I have a BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences which does not enable you to work as a Pharmacist in the UK or USA. I also agree with some of you that is is really expensive and is probably best to have it as a last resort. Hope that helps!

 

[Benzoic329]

I am a 3rd year student, in Ontario, Canada, and Im wondering if any of you have actually thought about going to England to pursue a B.Sc Pharm degree. It seems easier to get in than the States but then again its 4-5 years of education plus an extra 2 years to become a registered pharmacist in Ontario.
thanks

Dude..apply to American schools before you go to England for pharmacy. You can get a pharmD in the States for the same amount of time as you'd get a Masters in pharmacy in the UK (and probably for less $$). US schools are so much easier to get into than Canadian schools. A lot of my friends didn't get into Canadian pharm schools last year and went down south for their pharm degrees. I was just fortunate to get into UofT pharmacy😀.

Try schools like UBuffalo, Massach, etc. they're Canadian friendly. A couple of my buds got into UBuffalo and they had like 3.4ish GPAs---they just kicked the PCAT's ass with high comp scores.
Good luck, 👍

 

[Knickerbocker]

Could a PharmD be used for employment in the UK?