Pharmacy or Pharmacology

I want to study one of the two but Im struggling on which one to pick. Im in yr13 doing bio and chem btw and plan on going to a london uni. I think pharmacy has more career prospects in terms of either going into business or industry and i think it also pays more. Pharmacology also seems very interesting but im not too sure. Any little piece of advice would be helpful!!

Reply 1

artful_lounger

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If you want to be a dispensing pharmacist do pharmacy. If not do pharmacology.

Reply 2

artful_lounger

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Original post by amanyj

Could I still work in industry like with a pharmaceutical company if I do pharmacy and vice versa (could I work as a pharmacist with a pharmacology degree)

You can only work as a pharmacist with a pharmacy degree. A pharmacology degree is not an allied health professions degree, it's a science degree.

Pharmacy is to pharmacology as medicine is to biomedical sciences.

You could work at a pharma company with either degree but likely in different roles.