<p>Pharmacy is going through the same thing the law degree is goign through–too many degrees, not enough jobs, and lots of automation. Much of it also has to do with far too many schools opening up and pumping out PharmD degrees like candy because no one controls the number of schools that get accreditation. At least the AMA controls the number of doctors that get created every year which is why MDs never have problems with employment. </p>
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<p>If you are thinking about pharmacy, you really, REALLY , need to do your research and question whether it is worth 6 figure levels of debt for job prospects that are increasingly looking grim, just like what happened for lawyers. Automation is here to stay and is constantly increasing. Half of all hospitals in major cities now use an automated machine to perform prescription fills. The ONLY REASON pharmacists still have jobs is because they’re good at lobbying politicians to mandate laws that require that pharmacist be on hand at any place the dispenses prescription drugs. It won’t be long until hospitals realize they can save tons and tons and tons of money by cutting out PharmD jobs that can be completed with much better accuracy and safety through automation and then they start lobbying politicians to change the laws requiring that a pharmacist be present. Pharmacists really don’t have any skills that can’t be performed by a robot. Sure they have knowledge of pharmacology and drug, drug interactions, but that can be programmed into a computer. No one needs a human to fill a prescription either when a robot can do it without ever getting tired or needing a break.</p>