Pharmaceutical Sciences
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 Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges
University of California-Irvine
Four or more years; Public; $39,516 average out-state tuition; $11,502 average in-state tuition |
University of Mississippi
Four or more years; Public; $23,454 average out-state tuition; $8,190 average in-state tuition |
University of California-Davis
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Four or more years; Public; $29,692 average out-state tuition; $18,130 average in-state tuition |
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $19,227 average out-state tuition; $7,201 average in-state tuition |
Campbell University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $29,900 average out-state tuition; $29,900 average in-state tuition |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Four or more years; Public; $33,523 average out-state tuition; $9,273 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Pharmaceutical Sciences 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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Kaiser Permanente Health Equity ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline June 14, 2023 |
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Military Spouse ScholarshipWestern Governors University |
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award Up to $4,000 |
deadline Varies |
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SBB Research STEM ScholarshipSBB Research Group |
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award $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Salem Health Foundation ScholarshipSalem Hospital Foundation |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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MWCTC Workforce Development ScholarshipMinnesota West Community and Technical College |
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award $2,500 |
deadline April 01, 2023 |
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Sabra Stevens ScholarshipState Fair Community College |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline September 15, 2023 |
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Saint Francis Healthcare ScholarshipSaint Francis Foundation |
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award Up to $2,000 |
deadline June 30, 2023 |
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Robert L. Sheker ScholarshipIowa Central Community College |
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award $1,500 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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Dr. Charles Lee, O.D. Memorial Scholarship - Palmdale West Kiwanis Club (Osher)Antelope Valley College |
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award Up to $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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