PharmD
Pharmacy terminal degree
PharmD is the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, the professional doctorate required to practice as a pharmacist in the United States.
The degree replaced the earlier Bachelor of Pharmacy as the entry-level credential.
She completed her PharmD at the state university.
Pronounced as separate letters: farm-dee.
Giving out portions
- retailSales to end users
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- immunizationsInjections conferring disease resistance
Official permission to practice
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- postgraduateScholar past undergraduate level
candidacy · graduation · commencement · preceptor · intern · externship · specialization · certification
Medicine for minors
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- compoundingElements merging progressively
Medical treatment services
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
- dosingGiving measured medicine
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
adherence · monitoring · side-effects · rounds · recommendations · polypharmacy · reconciliation
dispensing
Giving out portions
- retailSales to end users
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- compoundingElements merging progressively
licensure
Official permission to practice
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
postgraduate · candidacy · graduation · commencement · preceptor · intern · externship · specialization · certification · diplomate
pediatrics
Medicine for minors
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
compounding · informatics · pharmacogenomics · immunization · consultant
patient-care
Medical treatment services
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
- dosingGiving measured medicine
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
counseling · adherence · monitoring · side-effects · rounds · recommendations · polypharmacy · reconciliation
PharmDPhD
Highest academic credential
Doctor of Philosophy · BS · high school diploma · associate degree · MD
PharmDMD
Physician's degree letters
nursing degree · medical degree · DDS · DVM · untrained
PharmDpharmacy technician
Licensed medication preparation aide
pharmacy assistant · uncredentialed · layperson · pharmacy intern
- pharmaceutical companyBusiness producing medicinal products
- Big PharmaMajor medication corporations collectively
- online pharmacyWeb-based medication dispenser
- pharmaceutical companiesFirms producing medicinal drugs
- pharmaceutical industryBusiness of creating medications
- drive-thru pharmacyVehicle-accessible prescription dispensary
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