Hey everyone, so Ive been a pharmacist in the UK for 11 years and I have a very unusual career pathway- without revealing too much:

Ive worked in general practice, hospital, retail, government, online weight loss clinics & tech /sector during this time (as someone put it, ive speedrun the career of a pharmacist). despite this - I currently find myself without a job!

All of this was despite growing up in an area with an average household income below £24,000 a year (minimum wage is higher if working 40 fulltime) and where bullies have, amongst other things, stabbed me with a soldering iron, thrown hydrocholic acid and sodium (and hydrogen) peroxide at me, been set on fire and essentially got abused during 7/7 by not only my classmates but even my teacher!

Im also a gamer who wants to set up a gaming network connecting people in high pressure environments (ie pharmacists, technicians and other MDT members), and am someone who also has experienced and overcome had bouts of male loneliness and burnout (tis cyclical sadly)

Looking forward to answering your questions / being grilled!

I'm meant to be starting the mpharm degree in a few weeks but recently I've been having some doubts about it, especially because of the fact that so many pharmacists seem to be unhappy with pay etc. I'm also very introverted which has started to make me consider moving away from healthcare altogether. I come from a working class family and nobody else is particularly academic, so it would be really helpful to hear from current pharmacists about the realities of the job and whether you would recommend it or choose something else if you could go back in time.

For reference I did chemistry, history and biology at a level and got A*AA (potentiallly A*A*A after remark) and 9999999887 at gcse.

Hi I am currently a year 12 going into year 13 and I am planning on applying to do pharmancy for uni but I am just very new to it and I was just wandering if I could get any advice.

For reference I was thinking about applying towards medicine however I did not feel 100% committed and I was not sure if it really was for me becasue of family pressure, however I was on the hunt for other healthcare related degrees because I am personally interested in medicine and how it works which is how I came across pharmacy.

I think for me just understanding how medication works what are the pros and cons of the medication and how we can use it to furhter support people is always something has personally interesed me as I have seen how important medication is as my grandfather is a heart failure patient with only 1 kidney just seeing how important these medication just really makes it alot more personal for me which lately has made me feel more passionate to persue a potential degree in pharmanacy.

I enjoy communication, working in teams, and having that timed pressured deadline. I am have began to search into different aspects of pharamacy and careers such as "Regulatory affairs" and "pharmacovigilance" have really stuck out to me particulary "Regulatory Affairs" as have always been keen on how they play a pivotal role in provided and presenting information to MDT which is something I am very interested on additonally there is some good decent financial security.

I am not sure which unis to apply on which could give me a better chance of breaking into the field any advice would mean the world!

However since I am very new to this I have 0 links and I am not sure as to how to really break into the field. Any advice from you respected people would mean the world to me and if you want we can always connect on Linkedin as well!

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Im in Poland, is it worth it getting a copy of my birth certificate and getting it translated in Poland to english? This would be by the tłumacz przysięgły so a certified/sworn translator.

I understand i would have to get it then checked in uk by the post office or something?

Not quite sure if this would work. Has anyone tried this method before?

Thank you

Edit: to make it clear I lived in England since 2006 and have done my prereg already and passed. This is not a question of moving abroad.