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indianpharma2008 · 2009 January 7th, 04:26 PM

hi if anybody out there can help me with my problem, please guide me. i got a 4 year bachelors degree in pharmacy in may 2008..i am in USA now. what should i do to become a pharmacis in USA? what are the procedures that i should follow? anybody who has any information, please help me.

successfpgee · 2009 January 7th, 05:50 PM

Hi,
Check with NABP.
I heared from my friend that people who graduated after jan 2003,Nabp is not accepting 4 year degree of pharmacy.I really hope and pray you can write fpgee.
Please check NABP <> National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
Good luck.

smileysilvia · 2009 January 7th, 06:12 PM

Hi
As SuccessFPGEE said, according to NABP current policy you are not eligible to write FPGEE, since NABP requires 5 years of B.Pharm, who has graduated after January 2003. As per my knowledge only option to become pharmacist for the candidates who have graduated after Jan '03 has to do Pharm D in US. You can join in 3rd or 4th year of PharmD. Just read previous threads you can find more info on this concern. Anyway all the best for your future endeavours.

vaibhav shah · 2009 January 8th, 04:10 AM

hello there i am vaibhav shah from India and i ahve completed my B. pharmacy and want to do pharm D. in Canada so for that purpose i am refering leon shargel what are the other books that i can refer please let me know .
eagerly waiting for a reply.
vaibhavgujarathi123@rediffmail.com

indianpharma2008 · 2009 January 8th, 03:04 PM

hi,
i dont know which books to refer...the problem is that i still dont know what the procedures are for getting into a pharmD college? is there any exms i should take to enter in to a college? Or can i just transfer my credit hours from my Bpharmacy degree to the college here? pls reply

indianpharma2008 · 2009 January 8th, 03:58 PM

thanks for your information...but do you know what the procedures are for entering into a pharmD progrram? also i g ot another doubt? some colleges require a pass in TOEFL inorder to get admission for foreign graduates....i am a US citizen,....i just did my bachelors in india.....so even if i am a US citizen, do i still have to take the TOEFL?
is there any colleges that accept the evaluation by Examination Credential Evaluators(ECE)?
what should i do next?

Dinu77 · 2009 January 8th, 06:37 PM

FPGEE said, according to NABP current policy you are not eligible to write FPGEE, since NABP requires 5 years of B.Pharm, who has graduated after January 2003. As per my knowledge only option to become pharmacist for the candidates who have graduated after Jan '03 has to do Pharm D in US. You can join in 2nd year of PharmD.
Pharm D admission is very competative. first you have to do TOEFL. and score must be 79 and above and most colleges require pre-pharmacy course 2 year because they don't give credit for foreign college course.
you have to ask each colleges and there requirments.
Anyway all the best for your future endeavours.
Dinu 77

indianpharma2008 · 2009 January 8th, 09:30 PM

i contacted NABP. now they are telling even though its the rule that i am not eligible since i am having a four year degree, it might not be true...they are saying it depends on the curriculum that we took...so they told to do the evaluation and then they will tell whether i am eligible for FPGEE. If i am not eligible i will have to take classes. BUt my doubt is whether we have to enter into a PharmD program or just take classes to make up for the year that i am deficient?

indianpharma2008 · 2009 January 8th, 09:32 PM

and do i have to take TOFEL even if i am a US citizen. my native language is English since i am a US citizen, so i would nt have to write TOFEL, do i?

Dinu77 · 2009 January 9th, 05:10 PM

Yes yo still have to do the TOEFl eventhough you are citizen. I heard any course work done out of US.(excluding Canada or ?) need to do TOEFL.
Check NABbP website.
Good Luck
dinu77

2009 January 7th, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
indianpharma2008 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	help wanted for foreign indian pharmacy graduate hi if anybody out there can help me with my problem, please guide me. i got a 4 year bachelors degree in pharmacy in may 2008..i am in USA now. what should i do to become a pharmacis in USA? what are the procedures that i should follow? anybody who has any information, please help me.

2009 January 8th, 06:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dinu77 Eager! Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 38	correction FPGEE said, according to NABP current policy you are not eligible to write FPGEE, since NABP requires 5 years of B.Pharm, who has graduated after January 2003. As per my knowledge only option to become pharmacist for the candidates who have graduated after Jan '03 has to do Pharm D in US. You can join in 2nd year of PharmD. Pharm D admission is very competative. first you have to do TOEFL. and score must be 79 and above and most colleges require pre-pharmacy course 2 year because they don't give credit for foreign college course. you have to ask each colleges and there requirments. Anyway all the best for your future endeavours. Dinu 77 Last edited by Dinu77 : 2009 January 8th at 06:39 PM. Reason: missing word in sentence

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2009 January 7th, 05:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
successfpgee Within my grasp! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 203	Hi, Check with NABP. I heared from my friend that people who graduated after jan 2003,Nabp is not accepting 4 year degree of pharmacy.I really hope and pray you can write fpgee. Please check NABP <> National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Good luck.

2009 January 7th, 06:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
smileysilvia Eager! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 99	Hi As SuccessFPGEE said, according to NABP current policy you are not eligible to write FPGEE, since NABP requires 5 years of B.Pharm, who has graduated after January 2003. As per my knowledge only option to become pharmacist for the candidates who have graduated after Jan '03 has to do Pharm D in US. You can join in 3rd or 4th year of PharmD. Just read previous threads you can find more info on this concern. Anyway all the best for your future endeavours.

2009 January 8th, 04:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
vaibhav shah I JUST got here. Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	hello there i am vaibhav shah from India and i ahve completed my B. pharmacy and want to do pharm D. in Canada so for that purpose i am refering leon shargel what are the other books that i can refer please let me know . eagerly waiting for a reply. vaibhavgujarathi123@rediffmail.com

2009 January 8th, 03:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
indianpharma2008 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	hi, i dont know which books to refer...the problem is that i still dont know what the procedures are for getting into a pharmD college? is there any exms i should take to enter in to a college? Or can i just transfer my credit hours from my Bpharmacy degree to the college here? pls reply

2009 January 8th, 03:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
indianpharma2008 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	thanks for your information...but do you know what the procedures are for entering into a pharmD progrram? also i g ot another doubt? some colleges require a pass in TOEFL inorder to get admission for foreign graduates....i am a US citizen,....i just did my bachelors in india.....so even if i am a US citizen, do i still have to take the TOEFL? is there any colleges that accept the evaluation by Examination Credential Evaluators(ECE)? what should i do next?

2009 January 8th, 09:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
indianpharma2008 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	i contacted NABP. now they are telling even though its the rule that i am not eligible since i am having a four year degree, it might not be true...they are saying it depends on the curriculum that we took...so they told to do the evaluation and then they will tell whether i am eligible for FPGEE. If i am not eligible i will have to take classes. BUt my doubt is whether we have to enter into a PharmD program or just take classes to make up for the year that i am deficient?

2009 January 8th, 09:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
indianpharma2008 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10	and do i have to take TOFEL even if i am a US citizen. my native language is English since i am a US citizen, so i would nt have to write TOFEL, do i?

2009 January 9th, 05:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dinu77 Eager! Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 38	Yes yo still have to do the TOEFl eventhough you are citizen. I heard any course work done out of US.(excluding Canada or ?) need to do TOEFL. Check NABbP website. Good Luck dinu77

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