Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs. It is a health profession that links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs.
The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing medications, and it also includes more modern services related to health care, including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information. Pharmacists, therefore, are the experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize use of medication for the benefit of the patients.
An establishment in which pharmacy (in the first sense) is practiced is called a pharmacy (this term is more common in the United States) or a chemist's (which is more common in Great Britain). In the United States and Canada, drugstores commonly sell medicines, as well as miscellaneous items such as confectionery, cosmetics, office supplies, toys, hair care products and magazines and occasionally refreshments and groceries.
In its investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients, the work of the pharma may be regarded as a precursor of the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology, prior to the formulation of the scientific method.
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Matching Pharmacy Colleges
MCPHS University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $31,600 average out-state tuition; $31,600 average in-state tuition |
University of Kansas
Four or more years; Public; $25,586 average out-state tuition; $9,818 average in-state tuition |
Samford University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $29,640 average out-state tuition; $29,640 average in-state tuition |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $28,822 average out-state tuition; $9,718 average in-state tuition |
University of Toledo
Four or more years; Public; $17,390 average out-state tuition; $8,052 average in-state tuition |
University of Connecticut
Four or more years; Public; $34,066 average out-state tuition; $11,998 average in-state tuition |
South Dakota State University
Four or more years; Public; $10,439 average out-state tuition; $7,191 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Pharmacy Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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NCK Tech Kansas Promise ScholarshipNorth Central Kansas Technical College |
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award Up to $20,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Albany College of Pharmacy Presidential ScholarshipAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
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award $12,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Dee and Fred Lyons Leadership ScholarshipUniversity of Michigan, College of Pharmacy |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Albany College of Pharmacy Dean's ScholarshipAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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NEXT for Autism FellowshipNEXT for Autism, Inc. |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline June 12, 2023 |
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Excellence in Allied Health Scholarship - NMCNebraska Methodist College |
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award $6,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Albany College of Pharmacy Trustee ScholarshipAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
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award $6,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Target Pharmacy ScholarshipUniversity of Florida, College of Pharmacy |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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North Florida Regional Medical Center Pharmacy Tuition Assistance ProgramUniversity of Florida, College of Pharmacy |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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- Pre-Nursing Studies
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- Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
- Public Health
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- Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
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