pharmacy terminology?!

[prlester]

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ON the paper copy of pharmcas's letter of rec it asks for degree of pharmacist. My pharmacist is older and had the pre-pharmd degree. Before I give him the form, I would like to know what the name of that degree was so I don't look clueless. Thanks.

 

[Pharm47]

ON the paper copy of pharmcas's letter of rec it asks for degree of pharmacist. My pharmacist is older and had the pre-pharmd degree. Before I give him the form, I would like to know what the name of that degree was so I don't look clueless. Thanks.

I've seen R.Ph. as in Registered Pharmacist as people's titles. I think the degree was a Bachelors of Pharmacy prior to the PharmD requirement.

 

[duck832000]

I've seen R.Ph. as in Registered Pharmacist as people's titles. I think the degree was a Bachelors of Pharmacy prior to the PharmD requirement.

Totally agree. Just put Joe Doe, R.Ph. That looks professional enough.

 

[sdn1977]

If you just want to familiarize yourself, there were two degrees prior to 2000 - BS & PharmD. So...even though we do look "older", folks like me may have a PharmD - my school has been giving them for 40 years - USC for longer. So..don't go by how old we look.

The RPh is a designation of current licensure only - does not indicate his/her academic degree. It only means the individual is currently licensed.

Be careful filling out anything on the form. The person writing the LOC may need or want to fill out it entirely & you don't want him/her to have to scratch out what you might have assumed incorrectly. If he/she has never written an LOC before, he might ask for some direction or clarification from you. But, most of us "older" pharmacists have done this before.

Does that help any?