hello all. a current student suggested a good way to get ahead of the game before starting school next fall would be to memorize the drugs ODs can prescribe since the class is intense and takes a lot of memorization. does anyone agree that this is a good idea? and can anyone suggest any books, websites, etc where i can find this information? thanx!
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hello all. a current student suggested a good way to get ahead of the game before starting school next fall would be to memorize the drugs ODs can prescribe since the class is intense and takes a lot of memorization. does anyone agree that this is a good idea? and can anyone suggest any books, websites, etc where i can find this information? thanx!
I would suggest not trying to "get ahead." Enjoy your last summer of freedom. They will teach you everything you need to know and as long as you are diligent in "keeping up" and working reasonably hard on an ongoing basis, you should do just fine. Cramming rarely works in optometry school but you also won't need to study 8 hours a night. Just keep up.
We didn't have to learn the pharmaceuticals until second year, at least at WesternU. I think it wouldn't hurt to look over this in the summer after your first year. If you are really enthused to start looking over curriculum perhaps ocular physiology would be a good place to start at this point, but only if you want to.
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Also, correct me if I am wrong, but I think you said you are going to Pacific? Unless they changed the Pharm structure since I took it 3 years ago, it is way more than drugs we can RX. It really isn't worth getting "ahead". The drugs really are a bit random and not even all of them have ocular side effects or are used for eye care. You are much better off just waiting until you get there.
Good luck!
Good luck!
I'm in pharm right now, a it's rough. It's fast, but the real difficulty just comes from the amount of drugs. If you have trouble with easy material in extreme volumes, then start learning some of the drugs.
I'd recommend relaxing while you can though. I'd say it's a better use of your time...
I'd recommend relaxing while you can though. I'd say it's a better use of your time...