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Pharmaceutical Sciences and Management is a degree category that consists of the following common degrees:
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Before 2006, pharmacists could be licensed after completing a five-year bachelor’s degree program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. They are now required to hold a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Pharm.D. degree programs cover the scientific, technical, and patient-care aspects of the job. Coursework and hands-on clinical training include:
- Pathophysiology – the disordered physiological process associated with disease or injury
- Toxicology
- Disease Treatments
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Pharmacy Ethics and Law
- Drug Absorption Rates
- Patient care
- Medicinal Chemistry