Pharmacy or Biochemistry ?!

Pretty much any science degree opens up a wealth of opportunities. Either subject would be very interesting and involve study around the core subject. I imagine pharmacy includes biochemistry modules. If you are interested in being a Pharmacist then of course you would favour pharmacy . There’s a bit of negative press around about the vocational potential of pharmacy degrees but I wouldn’t be so concerned about that because it’s a good degree to have whatever

What sort of jobs would a biochemistry degree lead to? If I did biochemistry, I would most likely do a MSci 4 year course, which boosts employability.

You can go in to things that are more pure science eg research or broader technical function roles eg product development. Graduate schemes also look for promising graduates for a wide variety of corporate roles and for their future leadership potential. A friend of mind studied biochemistry and then an MSc in IT and now works in medical research related brain imaging. I did a science degree which included a lot of biochemistry and have worked in retail management, product development and most recently quality management

If you want to be a pharmacist, you should do a pharmacy degree - because it's necessary to enter that profession. If you don't want to become a pharmacist, you should not do a pharmacy degree, because it's not designed for other purposes. Unless you mean pharmacology? Which is a separate discipline from pharmacy and not the same thing.

You do know that there are pharmacists who work in tech, banking, coding, industry etc? I also know of doctors who work outside of medicine.

Nice!
Just out of pure curiosity, on average, would you say pharmacy/pharmacists hold higher salaries than biochemistry related jobs, such as, a biochemist?

Try a bit of Googling on salaries for different professions. However the reality is you can’t say at this stage, you could become a very well paid site director or even a CEO of a company with any degree if you have the potential. On step at a time, go for the subject that interests you, focus on getting a good result and see where you go from there.

I am very interested in both of these degrees, but I’m not 100% sure on which one is best for me to take, in terms of career prospects, job opportunities, salaries, etc.
Any information provided will be deeply appreciated!

I am very interested in both of these degrees, but I’m not 100% sure on which one is best for me to take, in terms of career prospects, job opportunities, salaries, etc.
Any information provided will be deeply appreciated!

Hi, I'm actually in exactly the same position and can't make a decision. My logic is that with biochemistry I could choose to do a physician's associate qualification later on if I wanted a more medical route (usually require a life science degree form what I've seen). Equally I then think why not just do pharmacy from the word go? Please let me know what you end up doing. 😊

Yes but what is the point of doing a 5 year MPharm if you don't want to be a pharmacist? That's just pointless. If you start a pharmacy degree planning to become a pharmacist but change your mind then yes you can go into other things but it would be a huge waste of time to go into a 4-5 year degree for an allied health profession one doesn't want to go actually work in, rather than just doing any other 3-4 year degree.

I remember I was in the same position as you and just ended up picking Biochemistry

How did you/do you find biochemistry?
Would you recommend it?

I'm starting this September so I haven't done any of the course yet

Oh nice!
May I ask what grades you received for your A Levels + what uni?