AboutMary E Scott, RPh, CGP Expertise I am a certified geriatric pharmacist with over 23 years experience as a long-term care consultant to nursing homes. I also do community-based consulting on an individual basis. My facility-based monthly newsletter on pharmacy topics is read by nurses in over 200 long-term care facilities in 5 states.
Experience I received a BS in Pharmacy in 1980 with post-graduate work in public health. I have had a Consultant Pharmacist license since 1984.
Organizations American Society of Consultant Pharmacists .I received certification in geriatric pharmacy in 1998.
Expert: Mary E Scott, RPh, CGP Date: 10/26/2007 Subject: B.S. in Biology but am now extremely interested in Pharmacy
Question Hello,
I just completed my undergraduate studies and have a BS in Biology with a minor in Psychology. I have been going down the Pre-Med path but have been second guessing that for the last year or so. I have come to the decision that I want to be a pharmacist and am extremely excited about it. I took the semester/year off after graduating to figure out what I wanted to do with my life before I enrolled in graduate/medical school. Now that I know, I'd like to get a job in the field of Pharmacy. When I graduate from pharmacy school, I want to work as a retail pharamcist. However, I'd like to know what kind of job I can get in the pharmaceutical industry right now with my BS in Biology, preferrably in retail pharmacy. Thanks so much.
Answer Hi,Imran,
You could work as a pharmacy technician in a retail store. Hospitals usually require that you have a certification,but if you find a job where they are willing to train you, you can take the exam for certification in a few months of working. Certification usually gets you a higher rate per hour. I don't know what other job you could get in pharmacy without going to pharmacy school. Hope this helps, Mary
