AboutEric Brandt Expertise I am a practicing pharmacist.On my drug information website, I have answered hundreds of questions to date. The articles posted on my site include Parkinson`s disease. depression, menopause, diabetes, sleep and aging, congestive heart failure, calcium channel blockers, thyroid hormone replacement therapy, ADHD, multiple sclerosis an more.
Experience I have experience in retail as well as hospital pharmacy pracice. Currently working in a hospital pharmacy. I am experienced in drug information. Over the last 6 years I have developed a successful web site for drug information.
The addressfor my drug information website is http://www.druginformation.bc.caThere you can read articles on varios areas of health interest. You can also leave me questions which I will personally answer. I also have a free health information newsletter called The Caplet. To subscribe send e-mail to
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Question I'm still in high school, but I want to be a pharmacist, but I don't know what steps to take to get there. How many years do I have to study in college, how many years do I have to go to a pharmacy school and what type of classes to take. I'm still not very good on the chemicals, do I have to be? Can you please give me information?
Answer Hi Esther,
It takes a minimum of 5 years of post secondary education to become a pharmacist. This includes 1 year of pre-requisites and 4 years of pharmacy school. The program is heavy on chemistry, biology, microbiology, some physics, physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, advanced mathematics courses.
You should look up the course descriptions available from the college where you plan to attend.
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Sincerely,
Eric Brandt, B.Sc. Pharm
