| "Most retail pharmacists are not 'doctors.' In my community, most are Masters level pharmacists. I know of only one PharmD in my area working in a local retail pharmacy. There may be a few more on staff at the hospitals."
This depends a lot on your locality based on the rules of your local State Board of Pharmacy and what's available at your local universities. I know that the vast majority of the pharmacists I knew came out of Rutgers with a Pharm.D.
"Research and drug development usually needs a more advanced degree such as pharmacology or organic chem. P.H.D."
I don't believe so. I know that I've seen job postings for pharmacists for R&D positions. To my understanding, drug research is usually done in inter-disciplinary teams, utilizing professionals from multiple fields. I don't believe that it's uncommon to see a Pharm.D. on a team. I would imagine that pharmacists would also have a hand in the clinical trials, though this isn't really my area of expertise.
I just did a quick search on Pfizer's website and did find several job listings for Pharm.D.'s in drug development and R&D. |