<p>Wisegirl: I’ll take a first crack at trying to answer your question. I’m not sure what you have in mind when you talk about manufacturing medicine. If you want to create medicines, you could major in biochemistry and should plan on earning advanced degrees. There are also some research pharmacists with advanced degrees who work on drug development. If you want to go into the business of manufacturing medicines, you could major in pharmaceutical science and business. If you want to compound medicines for patients, you should pursue a PharmD. You might try looking at job postings for the big pharmaceutical companies on their websites, to get some ideas as to the credentials they want for various positions.</p>