<p>If you want to get a PhD in a pharmaceutical subject following your PharmD degree, I believe you would need a relevant bachelors degree which might include a pharmacy degree. For example:
[University</a> of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy: PhD Program](<a href=“http://www.pharmacy.pitt.edu/programs/gradprog/prospectives/criteria.lasso]University”>http://www.pharmacy.pitt.edu/programs/gradprog/prospectives/criteria.lasso)
If, however, you want to get a PhD in a non-pharmaceutical science such as molecular biology or chemistry, you will probably need a BS in that science.
[Interested</a> in Applying? | University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry](<a href=“http://www.chem.pitt.edu/p.php?pid=33]Interested”>http://www.chem.pitt.edu/p.php?pid=33)</p>
<p>I have to agree, if your goal is a PhD in a natural science, you should get a 4 year BS degree. But this makes me wonder, if that is the goal, why even bother to get the PharmD at all? 4 years for a BS + 4 more years for a PharmD + 4 to 6 years for a PhD = Waaay too many years of school to me! :eek:</p>