Hi everyone.. I'm new user here but I've been reading all the post regarding pharmacy course..
Here's my first post..

NUS or University of Nottingham better??

NUS world ranking Top 20.. Notthingham world ranking Top 70..
NUS student ends up with Bachelor Sc. (Pharmacy) Degree.. Nottingham student ends up with MPharm..

Help.. Headache.. In doubt.. Need guidance.. ^^

@kenice0510

i dont see the reason for any headache.

in your case, it is not about the Uni ranking but rather the prospect of pharmacy in uk and singapore.

singapore is moving towards separation of prescribing and dispensing roles i suppose. according to here . so, why study pharmacy at a country that is still moving toward that direction and not at uk where they have achieved that goal.

it would be best if you could go uk for 4+0.

some argument of the issue is found here.

i am not sure whether you get my point but do keep me updated.

True. The prospects for Biomedical Science is not very good in Malaysia moreover with the current economic situation it's worse.

Speaking from personal experience, my sister and friend both graduated from Monash Malaysia with a degree in Medical Bioscience. My sis hasn't been able to find a job that's really related to what she studied. She's been doing sales, customer service and supply chain since her graduation. Jobs you can easily do with any other degree elsewhere. She has tried applying to Singapore with connections and some strings(my dad) but can't even secure a job in the industry.

My friend on the other hand decided to go on to do a Honours instead rather than sit at home and wait for jobs.

Still, there's no harm in applying to public unis for Pharmacy. Of course considering your Maths results you'll have to think of alternative courses already. Otherwise, do consider PTPTN loans to do in private local unis.

Hey jerk.. Thanks for your info..

Anyone going for the coming USM pharamcy interview? How we are going to kno whether we are selcted or not?
and when is the interview date?
i hope to get to know those who are shorlited for the interview for Pharm at USm and wish that we could share our idea before facing the interview.shall we?

@kenice0510
no problem.

@OMG!
congrats. remember to anticipate the Q they going to ask you in the interview. all the best.

on a side note, what do you mean by whether you are selected or not? i thought you are one of those that were shortlisted ?

Interview for pharmacy???When?How do u know tat u r selected???

Wa.... i went to MUFY without any initial plan to do Pharmacy in the future.
Guess now i have to bear with this and try my best to score 85% and above and get into Monash Pharmacy ><

This is from wat i get in USM's website.The interview is on 10-20 Mei??Where is Pusat Pengajian Farmasi??

The link is here though.Interview for USM

@igmroey

what is your initial plan after doing MUFY? it shouldnt be tough though.

pharmacy assistant can never be a pharmacist, unless he/she went to complete the a pharmacy degree.

and yes, only a pharmacy degree holder can be the pharmacist. although it seems pharmacy assistant can work to the extent of a pharmacist, but they dont have the responsibilities a pharmacist can hold.

btw, it is called pharmacy assistant. a assistant pharmacist is a pharmacist whom is also an assistant to some role.

NUS world ranking is higher than nottingham, in general, doesn't mean it pharmacy school is top 20 in the world.

well it is up to you where to go. but if you are looking to work as a proper pharmacist, someone that hold dispensing roles and where the profession is more recognised as healthcare professional, then UK is the place you should go.

and notts 2+2 is a good program and cheap option too.

Thanks youngkies.. ^^

Can any pharmacy student here tell me what is the recommended pharmacology text book used in your program?

pharmacology by rang and dale.

There are two pharmacology books recommended by my lecturers:

1. Essentials of Medical Pharmacology - KD Tripathi
2. Lippincot's Illustrated Review: Pharmacology - Richard D. Howland



very useful books~

hurm,
a question
pharmarcy is more on chemistry huh???

Thanks for the info,btw any good references pharmacology books out there??planning to briefly read it through before my pharm July intake

i would say 30:50:20 for chemistry:biology:and other stuffs (law, professional practice, formulation etc etc)

pharmacology at a glance. cant remember the author.

This post has been edited by youngkies: Apr 25 2009, 11:25 PM

im going to matrix
if i take sains fizikal..
i still can take pharmacy?

Island College of Technology in penang offers pharmacy degree from USM for rm 10 000 per sem. I think it is lowest in malaysia. It is fully recognised because it is a USM degree.