Swbaby12345 Member Username: Swbaby12345
Post Number: 18 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 11:42 pm: | |
I would greatly appreciate if you all could answer a question for me....I know, a little off topic...but Do you think a pharmacist is a respectable profession? |
Wfw Member Username: Wfw
Post Number: 211 Registered: 03-2004
| Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 11:49 pm: | |
Very odd question...Respectable? Absolutely. Definitely more so than say, pimp or smuggler. |
6nois Member Username: 6nois
Post Number: 156 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 11:52 pm: | |
Yes I would say it is. Strange? May I ask why you want to know? |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 1949 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 11:55 pm: | |
You defined the topic so how could it be off topic? Why would you ask such a question anyway? |
Eric Member Username: Eric
Post Number: 776 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 11:56 pm: | |
What does this have to do with Detroit? |
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 342 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 12:00 am: | |
that is an even better question! |
Savannahsmiles Member Username: Savannahsmiles
Post Number: 33 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 12:07 am: | |
As long as the pharmacy isn't the illegal kind that is run out of a person's residence or his/her automobile, I don't see why it wouldn't be respectable. Okay now why do you ask? |
Rocket_city Member Username: Rocket_city
Post Number: 229 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 12:36 am: | |
Anything in the medical field is respectable. Like any business, so long as the careersman is professional and legitimate. The medical sector of the economy is going to grow. There, that's the Detroit connection. |
Scottr Member Username: Scottr
Post Number: 494 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 12:54 am: | |
quote:Anything in the medical field is respectable. so long as you don't extend that to medical insurance, i agree. i hate those bastards (going through some serious problems now with them...) pharmacists are generally considered one of the most trusted professions, and consistently rank at or near the top for honesty and ethics. http://www.pennanurses.org/new s/2005/Nurses%20Top%20List%20f or%20Honesty.html (article focuses on nurses, but includes full list) |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2700 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 1:04 am: | |
Many family members in this profession...I hope its respectable. You go to college for 4-6 years, have a license, are well paid...i'd say its respectable. random. |
Harsensis Member Username: Harsensis
Post Number: 259 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 1:53 am: | |
I think it is, I took all of the pre pharmacy classes and then missed getting in by one person. I have a family, so I had to switch and now I'm teaching. I haven't decided if I will go back and try again once I have my money reserves built back up, but right now it is nice to be on the same schedule as my kids. |
Kenp Member Username: Kenp
Post Number: 433 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 8:33 am: | |
My company runs computer systems for many independent pharmacies in Michigan and in Detroit. I have worked with pharmacists for 20 years. I can tell you without a doubt its a respectable profession. However I can also say its not an easy profession, there are long hours on your feet. Working a busy pharmacy is non stop action and a lot of irritated customers. |
Crew Member Username: Crew
Post Number: 1224 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 9:54 am: | |
in Michigan AND Detroit? WOW, that's a lot of territory! |
Bpjeff Member Username: Bpjeff
Post Number: 55 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 10:18 am: | |
I was a pharmacist and and now am lawyer - boy did my respectability plummet! |
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal
Post Number: 1080 Registered: 09-2004
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 10:29 am: | |
Move this thread |
Kenp Member Username: Kenp
Post Number: 439 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 10:35 am: | |
Including Detroit. Is that better Crew. Detroit stands out, every Pharmacy is like a fortress. A couple of weekends ago in the New Center area some thieves broke into a pharmacy buy cutting a hole in the wall of the building. Nobody heard a thing. |
Gannon Member Username: Gannon
Post Number: 8990 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 12:34 pm: | |
Only if the pharmacy is the illegal kind that is run out of a person's residence or his/her automobile. Even better if you only deal with holistic, non-man-made products. You could turn traditional pharmacy into a respectable profession IF you continually encourage those whose prescriptions you fill to find a natural remedy instead and go back to the old style of medicine. Yanno, where they said to eat right, get lots of sleep, drink 8 eight ounce glasses of water a day, avoid stress, and all that happy shit that nearly nobody listens to anymore. Pill-Power! Push it. |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2706 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 1:22 pm: | |
Not the pharmacists fault, it's the doctors fault. Think about it. |
Crew Member Username: Crew
Post Number: 1226 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 1:25 pm: | |
Not the doctors fault, it's the patients. Think about THAT. |
Diehard Member Username: Diehard
Post Number: 47 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 1:44 pm: | |
I've seen some freelance pharmaceutical distributors working on the street corner at night. I don't think most of the neighbors respect them, though. ;) |
Swbaby12345 Member Username: Swbaby12345
Post Number: 19 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 4:47 pm: | |
I wanted to get a census at to what people's general idea of pharmacy is. I am in pharmacy school at wayne state currently, so of course I was curious. I hear that within the city limits of Detroit that the drug stores do not carry class 2 drugs. True??? Thanks for those of you who took the time to answer honestly. |
Quozl Member Username: Quozl
Post Number: 475 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 4:57 pm: | |
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Jjw Member Username: Jjw
Post Number: 295 Registered: 10-2005
| Posted on Friday, April 20, 2007 - 5:49 pm: | |
Kind of a silly question when you think of it. All professions are respectable as long as they are within the law. Someone goes to work and earns a living doing it legally, what is not respectable about that? But, I agree with the above. Why is this not in the non-Deroit category?? |
Harsensis Member Username: Harsensis
Post Number: 262 Registered: 07-2005
| Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 - 10:47 am: | |
If you are at Wayne State just make sure you have all A's for your pre pharmacy classes. They will tell you don't need them, but you do. Also make sure you take the classes you need to apply at Ferris too. I had a B+ average and didn't even get close to getting into Wayne and I missed Ferris by 1 person. They took 135 students at that time and I was 183 on the wait list. It made it to 182. That was a bummer. |
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 317 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 - 11:07 am: | |
Harsensis, with all that education, you may want to try employment at your local DPW. Strong back, weak mind...oh wait, I got that right? |
Swbaby12345 Member Username: Swbaby12345
Post Number: 21 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 - 10:19 pm: | |
Harsensis- What year did you apply? That's too bad you were only 1 person away, but you never know what the future holds. I am just about done now...I'll be a licensed drug dealer in may 08! |