I'm in a state Of limbo presently,by that,I mean I'm in a Confused Swamp of dilemma.
I just Finished with SLT in a Federal polytechnic,I'm very confused about the course to study.I have 2 courses in mind which are ;Medicine and pharmacy.


I like both courses but I wanna be rich,,,I mean I wan make this moneyyy...
I have passion for both courses but I have to know which one is more lucrative.
Forget the passion talk shii,,I'll definitely survive if I go through any of the two despite the level of rigor.I'm 100% sure of that.

Just illuminate d dark in respect to which of the two earn biggerAbeg!!!!
No unnecessary admonitions..
No matter how zenithal the height of passion one has for a course,one has to consider the lucrativeness. No be our fault,Na naija cause am...

Asssmasher:
I'm in a state Of limbo presently,by that,I mean I'm in a Confused Swamp of dilemma.
I just Finished with SLT in a Federal polytechnic,I'm very confused about the course to study.I have 2 courses in mind which are ;Medicine and pharmacy.


I like both courses but I wanna be rich,,,I mean I wan make this moneyyy...
I have passion for both courses but I have to know which one is more lucrative.
Forget the passion talk shii,,I'll definitely survive if I go through any of the two despite the level of rigor.I'm 100% sure of that.

Just illuminate d dark in respect to which of the two earn biggerAbeg!!!!
No unnecessary admonitions..
No matter how zenithal the height of passion one has for a course,one has to consider the lucrativeness. No be our fault,Na naija cause am...

This is very funny to me.


Politics is the answer to your question.

hi house, also an upcoming Pharm. gud afternoon to u all

ceteris paribus a pharmacist beat the docs hands down

contest for senate in 2019, but start campaigning now.
;Dcontest for senate in 2019, but start campaigning now.

Mr asssmasher,it depends on the angle you're looking at it from.
If it's within the hospital settings,a doctor's pay will definitely outweigh that of a pharmacist but the same can't be said outside d hospital for a pharmacist coz the pay far outweighs that of a doctor depending on the perspective again.Mind you,before you can enjoy the middlingly big pay as a doctor,you'll have to go for residency and that's nothing less than 6years after which you'll then start off as a junior registrar and that's nothing below 240k.
Consultants are being paid 700k to A million plus depending in the field.Million plus can only be paid for the dreaded fields like neurosurgery unlike internal medicine,orthopaedics and d likes and mind you,it'll take you more than 2decades before you can attain ds rank.
Obviously,you can only become a registra(250k) after like 12-15yrs I.e 6yrs(degree)+1yr(horsemanship)+1yr(service)+nothing less than 5yrs residency if you're lucky,some use more than 8yrs in d program. It isn't easy..
The entry level for pharmacists straightaway post nysc is 160k-170k thereabout while it's like 180-200+ for Medical officers.For doctors who do not go for residency,the pay isn't much attractive coz dey get paud just like other civil servants with little difference.More than 70% of d doctors you see arent specialist,only a little percentage is.That's the bitter truth.
That's d reason a greater percentage of them are left frustrated owing to d fact they only studied it for d sake of job security and prestige.If you have passion for it,you'll make it...

Outside the hospital settings,Pharmacists are regarded as big Men that's depending on the field,in industries,They can serve as Med rep for multinational companies,most pay from the range of 200-300k or even higher for entry level e.g gsk,sanofi aventis,reckitt,benkiser,drugfield,novartis and d likes.With time depending on how well you meet your targets,you can rise through ranks to a senior rep,production manager and a regional manager.
Senior reps earn like 300-500+ depending on d company.
Ass.Production manager earns more than 500+-600
Production manager earns more than 600+
Regional manager earns more than 1M to even 2M depending on d company.
Those figures are for multinationals not for locals Pharm companies.

In community settings,they can make sales of 300+ depending on the location.
I've once worked as a locum for a community Pharm and they make sales of 400-700+ weekly depending on how fast d sales Boom.That's like 3times d salary of a registrar in less than a week.Sometimes,it might not b this high but it can never be below 200+ weekly.Sometimes more than 1M in less than 3days because it's business.
Obviously, that's d rationale why pharmacist aren't willing to work.in hospital coz there are opportunities for 'em to explore.

And as a pharmacist, you can easily set off a business of your own.

IZANAMI:
Mr asssmasher,it depends on the angle you're looking at it from.
If it's within the hospital settings,a doctor's pay will definitely outweigh that of a pharmacist but the same can't be said outside d hospital for a pharmacist coz the pay far outweighs that of a doctor depending on the perspective again.Mind you,before you can enjoy the middlingly big pay as a doctor,you'll have to go for residency and that's nothing less than 6years after which you'll then start off as a junior registrar and that's nothing below 240k.
Consultants are being paid 700k to A million plus depending in the field.Million plus can only be paid for the dreaded fields like neurosurgery unlike internal medicine,orthopaedics and d likes and mind you,it'll take you more than 2decades before you can attain ds rank.
Obviously,you can only become a registra(250k) after like 12-15yrs I.e 6yrs(degree)+1yr(horsemanship)+1yr(service)+nothing less than 5yrs residency if you're lucky,some use more [/b]than 8yrs in d program. It isn't easy..
The entry level for pharmacists straightaway post nysc is 160k-170k thereabout while it's like 180-200+ for Medical officers.F[b]or doctors who do not go for residency,the pay isn't much attractive coz dey get paud just like other civil servants with little difference.More than 70% of d doctors you see arent specialist,only a little percentage is.That's the bitter truth.
That's d reason a greater percentage of them are left frustrated owing to d fact they only studied it for d sake of job security and prestige.If you have passion for it,you'll make it...

Outside the hospital settings,Pharmacists are regarded as big Men that's depending on the field,in industries,They can serve as Med rep for multinational companies,most pay from the range of 200-300k or even higher for entry level e.g gsk,sanofi aventis,reckitt,benkiser,drugfield,novartis and d likes.With time depending on how well you meet your targets,you can rise through ranks to a senior rep,production manager and a regional manager.
Senior reps earn like 300-500+ depending on d company.
Ass.Production manager earns more than 500+-600
Production manager earns more than 600+
Regional manager earns more than 1M to even 2M depending on d company.
Those figures are for multinationals not for locals Pharm companies.

In community settings,they can make sales of 300+ depending on the location.
I've once worked as a locum for a community Pharm and they make sales of 400-700+ weekly depending on how fast d sales Boom.That's like 3times d salary of a registrar in less than a week.Sometimes,it might not b this high but it can never be below 200+ weekly.Sometimes more than 1M in less than 3days because it's business.
Obviously, that's d rationale why pharmacist aren't willing to work.in hospital coz there are opportunities for 'em to explore.

And as a pharmacist, you can easily set off a business of your own.

The bolden statements are grossly incorrect and completely misleading. Beware never make comments about something of which you are not well enlightened on. For example medical programme is 6yrs to become a doctor, 1yr housejob, 1yr youth service, 4-6 years training as a resident makes you a consultant. A consultant is a doctor at the Peak in his chosen discipline just like a PhD holder, but unlike the PhD I think you can only be a consultant in 1 field of medicine only.
Residency implies training to become a consultant similar to post graduate programmes, but unlike the postgraduate training a resident is paid by the government throughout the period of training which is NORMALLY 4-6 years. A junior resident is a doctor who IMMEDIATELY after nysc is contracted to train with a certain hospital, commonly a federal hospital, as a pg student. U can liken him to a masters student if you want, but mind you he is paid. There is senior residency level of course which I'll like you to liken to a PhD student for clarity sake. There are several exams in this process, but I'll not bore you with them.
Now to the point of frustration. I'll just ask you Mr zealous, is there a worker that is never promoted, especially when he has a certificate as precious as the mbbs? Once you are employed with a certificate you get promoted until you reach the highest level available to your certificate and mbbs can take you very far in the civil service for instance, tho you can never become a consultant unless you train. You talking about pharmacists earning big outside hospitals, what about doctors don't they earn big outside the hospital too? As a doctor you are a first class citizen and that ticket alone can take you very far in politics, or business..

Efriday1:

The bolden statements are grossly incorrect and completely misleading. Beware never make comments about something of which you are not well enlightened on. For example medical programme is 6yrs to become a doctor, 1yr housejob, 1yr youth service, 4-6 years training as a resident makes you a consultant. A consultant is a doctor at the Peak in his chosen discipline just like a PhD holder, but unlike the PhD I think you can only be a consultant in 1 field of medicine only.
Residency implies training to become a consultant similar to post graduate programmes, but unlike the postgraduate training a resident is paid by the government throughout the period of training which is NORMALLY 4-6 years. A junior resident is a doctor who IMMEDIATELY after nysc is contracted to train with a certain hospital, commonly a federal hospital, as a pg student. U can liken him to a masters student if you want, but mind you he is paid. There is senior residency level of course which I'll like you to liken to a PhD student for clarity sake. There are several exams in this process, but I'll not bore you with them.
Now to the point of frustration. I'll just ask you Mr zealous, is there a worker that is never promoted, especially when he has a certificate as precious as the mbbs? Once you are employed with a certificate you get promoted until you reach the highest level available to your certificate and mbbs can take you very far in the civil service for instance, tho you can never become a consultant unless you train. You talking about pharmacists earning big outside hospitals, what about doctors don't they earn big outside the hospital too? As a doctor you are a first class citizen and that ticket alone can take you very far in politics, or business..

OK then.
*As a doctor,you're a first class citizen*
Lol,,That's more like a misleading conjecture basically because it's an ethical perception,an enlightened mind would apparently know that's completely wrong.
I'm also aware of that fact you do write some exams before getting promoted,My question is, How many of 'em do get promoted?How many consultants do we have?A lot find it difficult to reach the peak of their career,More reason why we have a lot of Medical officers in hospital these days.A lot even find it hard to become a specialist talkless of being a consultant.The thing about Medicine is you have to posses an enormously great passion for d course if you wanna enjoy it else you'll be frustrated and disappointed.


Don't doctors earn big outside hospitals too
You're misquoting me bro,how many doctors do we have outside hospital?
Unlike a doc who's only limited to d hospital,a pharmacist can venture into pharmaceutical industries or retail pharmacy,he's free to pick from being a clinical,industrial,community or academic pharmacist.the same can't be said for a doctor apparently.(Acads and clinics)
As far as I'm concerned about politics,anyone can venture into that provided he has the chutzpah and passion for it.How many Docs do we have in d house of assemblies?Majority are just Mallams,chiefs, honorables and Alhajis.Lol!!!!!
Peace bro!!

Medicine is a very Noble profession bro.
But there's actually more to it than meets d eye.
Thanks for d enlightenment though.

@efriday1,after med school and nysc and i decide to wait for 10yrs b4 going for residency, wud that be a problem, is it possible?

catal:
@efriday1,after med school and nysc and i decide to wait for 10yrs b4 going for residency, wud that be a problem, is it possible?

It's possible. But it is required that you sit and pass primaries, the results of which hav a validity period.

Efriday1:

It's possible. But it is required that you sit and pass primaries, the results of which hav a validity period.

ok after 10yrs, i now take the primaries and continue?

Ok

В Нигерии сейчас вообще все наборот и точка.

It depends on a number of factors ie
-Do you intend to go into private practice Or work with the government?
As a doctor in private practice you will make a HEALTHY amount of money
Those only in the government's employ will end up running the rat race and living from hand to mouth.
Same goes for pharmacists.
The downside is that it takes a lot of money to start up.

-For doctors, your area of specialisation.
As a general rule, surgeons(eg general, Orthopedic, Obstetrics & Gynecology surgeons) make more than internists.

I speak for medicine mostly. Pharmacists in the house can speak for theirs.

All of the above

To me a pharmacist makes more
The only reason is because i am an aspirant
JAMB changed my destiny from medicine to pharmacy and i now love it
PRAAAAAIIISE THE LORD

You can make as much as you want.

Some Doctors earn little in the private clinics, while some earn fat (e.g. Governor Mimiko of Ondo state).

Mrs Dora (Late) was a Pharmacists, others are Marketers & Sales Representatives for Pharmaceuticals.

If your focus is "money", then depend LESS on your Qualification.

STENON:
This is very funny to me.


Politics is the answer to your question.

Well that is 'soon- to-be politics of old' if you get my drift. We will soon make politics unlucrative for professional politicians.

Nigerian politicians but the only place a medical doctor earns more than the pharmacist is in the hospital.
Doctors are some what restricted to research and the hospital but the pharmacist have the whole world as his constituency.

Go and do business

Bro, the way you de talk eh, if you no get money quick quick from either course, you go turn abortion doctor oh....
That's what some folks in white do to survive.

Well, go for Doctor... The opportunities are wider and more promising

A

Doctor's no dey drag on this one because they know themselves. Pharmacists and even Nurses are paid way less than Doctor's.

Before Petroleum Engineering, there was the clamor to become Doctors because besides the pay, you are well respected...even by the Military during that era...and the income was steady.

I think making money shouldn't be your goal to study medicine...

Why should one's life be solely focused on making money?
Are there no other purposes to life?

If u want 2 make money go to Alaba u suppose to be passionate abt what u to do

I've said it and I will say it again here. Study a course you love not a course you think can place better foods on your table. You will definitely be disappointed if you go for the later. There is no good or bad course. It all depends on you and how good you are.

As a Pharamcist, you can give out your license for about 1million naira a year depending on the location. Some location are about 400K sha (outside lagos, abuja). Bottom line AS MEN OF HONOUR you control your destiny.
BTW: we have less than 15 or 16 accredited pharmacy school in nigeria use to be like 12 while almost every state has a Medical school. Go Figure

Assuming tomorrow is Valentine, i would have asked you to be my VAL, but tomorrow is Ramadan, so can u please be my RAM.......??

where is my mat?
Mr IZANAMI pls kindly take down the post you made above, especially the bolded highlighted by efriday. It is totally incorrect and grossly misleading.
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.@op Asssmasher I think you're really getting your priorities wrong. If you're entering the medical profession for money, then you're surely starting on a wrong footing, with a wrong motive and could end up frustrated even before you get halfway in through your journey as a med/pharm student.
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To answer your question directly, if you really wanna make this money, your best bet is to be a Pharmacist.
You ask me how I know, that's cos I'm a doctor.

So you're going for the profession with higher pay?!
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