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Pharmacy Education in USA
There
is a lot of confusion among prospective students about What
courses to select in USA after B.Pharmacy in India. This Article
talks about what the Pharm.D., the M.S. program and the Ph.D.
program are all about . At the end of the Pharm.D. section on
this website, the possibility of international students with a
Bachelor's of Science Degree in Pharmacy becoming registered
pharmacists in the U.S. is addressed.
Three
Degrees of Pharmacy Education available in USA.
1) Pharm.D.
2) M.S. Programs
3)
Ph.D. Program
How to become Pharmacist in USA? - Guide to
International Students with B.Pharmacy Degree
For international students who've done their bachelors in
pharmacy program in countries other than the U.S., becoming a
registered pharmacist requires that they first take the FPGEE
(Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination) followed by
the NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination).
International
students who have graduated with a 4 year B. Pharmacy degree
before Jan 2003 are eligible to register for taking the FPGEE
and TSE tests. Those who have graduated AFTER Jan 2003 require a
5 year B.Pharmacy degree to be eligible to register for the
FPGEE. This change was made to keep the standards of foreign
pharmacists on par with U.S. standards. And NO, there is no way
around this. If you graduated after Jan 2003 with a 4 year B.
Pharmacy degree, you are, unfortunately, not eligible to
register for the FPGEE. You will have to take the PharmD course
if you want to become a pharmacist in U.S.A. or have a 5 year B.
Pharmacy degree. You can't make up 5 years with 2 years of your
masters either. Period.
what is the duration of PharmD in USAafter
the Bpharm completed in india?
3 - 6 years. Since you already completed some
courses in B.pharmacy level, Some of the courses in PharmD will
be waived.
Do i need to take FPGEE &TSE tests
after Pharm.D.?
you will be eligible to give
NAPLEX and law exam to get licence. (no need to give FPGEE and
TSE)
I s
it worth
to study PharmD in USA?
Itz your wish. It may take
3-6 years and later you need to take certification exams too. It
needs time, money and efftort. Though you go through all this
pain, US Pharmacy companies like CVS, Walgreens will give
preference to US Citizens and Greencard Holders in Jobs.
Then What is MS in Pharmacy and Phd in Pharmacy?...How they are
useful?
Both of these are different
from PharmD. These are regular degrees. You can't become a
pharmacist with these degrees. But you can get into industry jobs
with these degrees.
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