Mpharm vs. Pharm.d

Surge1991

I'm a student that will begin studying the pharmacy course at UCL to achieve the mpharm degree. I know that then to be able to obtain the pharmaceutical liscense one would need to enroll into a one year pre-registration training and then pass a state exam.

However, I'm considering about taking a pharm.d degree once I have obtained my Mpharm degree but I'm not sure what are the differences are between the two degrees. Would I be at a disadvantage if I just have a Mpharm degree? Would it be better to have a pharm.d degree? Is there a difference between the job descriptions if a pharmacist has just an Mpharm with one that has both degrees?

Any help would be much appreciated thanks :smile:

Reply 1

jami74

Isn't the Pharm.D the American version of the MPharm? I mean, isn't that what you would do if you lived in the U.S. and wanted to be a pharmacist there?

Where do you plan on working as a pharmacist? If it is in the UK then the MPharm is the one you want.

Reply 2

Angrystrudel

UK - MPharm
USA - PharmD

Different countries... different course to become a pharmacist. With either one, you can move to another country and just do a conversion course/pass state exams to register there. Not sure how long it takes to do a conversion from USA to UK (not long I'd imagine knowing our immigration policies...) but I believe it takes 2 years to convert from UK to USA. Why waste money doing an PharmD after your MPharm when you can just convert and spend like 1/5th of the money? You'll end up learning the same stuff..

Reply 3

Surge1991

Original post by jami74

That is exactly what I am thinking that the Pharm.D is the American verision of the MPharm but then I found that there is a postgradaute career in the UK at the university of bradford that had a Pharm.D. Here is the link http://www.bradford.ac.uk/postgraduate/pharmacy/ Since I'm Italian and live in Italy and when I saw this link I wasn't 100% sure if this was necessary to do in the UK or simply just take the MPharm degree. I plan on working in the UK. Thanks for the feedback :smile:

Original post by Angrystrudel

Thanks a bunch :smile:

Reply 4

degreeny

Hello, I have been reading into this topic a bit recently.

The PharmD is the US version of our MPharm. The DPharm is new over here, and is basically a PhD, but just for Pharmacists. It has become available to turn pharmacists into researchers etc, it also covers all the framework to become a consultant clinical pharmacist - another reason why it has been created.

Usually takes around 5-6 years part time, I think the first intakes will be this September for around 4 Universities, as I know of: Bradford, Birmingham, Southampton and Keele.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 5

degreeny

P.S. Notice the difference in DPharm and PharmD, the MPharm is what you want to begin with, the PharmD is afterwards.

Original post by Surge1991

Good grief, five years to complete!
Plus the entry requirements include a postgraduate qualification too. You are looking at 12 plus years from starting pharmacy to finishing this qualification.

Reply 8

Surge1991

Original post by degreeny

Hello, I have been reading into this topic a bit recently.

The DPharm is the US version of our MPharm. The PharmD is new over here, and is basically a PhD, but just for Pharmacists. It has become available to turn pharmacists into researchers etc, it also covers all the framework to become a consultant clinical pharmacist - another reason why it has been created.

Usually takes around 5-6 years part time, I think the first intakes will be this September for around 4 Universities, as I know of: Bradford, Birmingham, Southampton and Keele.

Oh I see alright makes sense. the information has been really helpful thanks :smile:

Now i get the point of the PharmD in the UK

Reply 9

Jkai

I was told that obtaining PharmD takes only one to two years from MPharm 

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Reply 10

Nischita

I guess PharmD and DPharm aint the same. PharmD is Doctor of Pharmacy whereas DPharm means Diploma in Pharmacy,, which differs a lot from the former. Probably DPharm takes just 2 to 3 years but PharmD will take like about 5 to 6 years.

Reply 11

thegodofgod

Original post by Nischita

Nope, the PharmD is the USA and Canada's version of our primary pharmacy qualification, the MPharm. The DPharm is a professional doctorate (like the MD for doctors over here), which is a higher research degree that you opt to do once you have been professionally qualified and practising as a pharmacist for a few years.

Professional doctorates (DPharm and MD) usually take 2 years full-time, so equivalent to around 4 years part-time. Normal doctorates (PhD) usually take 3 years full-time, so equivalent to 5-6 years part-time.

Reply 12

Nischita

Ohh ohkayy..The thing is its different for different countries,,thats the reason I always have a dilemma over this..Anyways thanks a lot for the needful info :smile:

I wanna know if this field has a good scope and if so, can you suggest me which places and colleges as well ??