Where are we going?
Where would be a good place to look to learn more about clinical trials happening near you?
What is clinicaltrials.gov
The length of time you need to be in school to start a career in pharmaceutical sciences.
What is 4 years (Bachelor degree).
Wrong! You can work directly with patients, but you can also work as an institutional review board (IRB) coordinator, a study monitor, a research coordinator or associate, biostatistician, or data manager, working at Duke, UNC, ECU, LabCorp, Atrium Health, Pfizer, IQVIA, PPD, Novartis, Parexel, Bristol Myers Squibb, to name a few examples.
The FDA has the authority to approve food and color additives.
Yes. Companies must provide the FDA with information on food and color additives, demonstrating they are safe for human consumption. Pharmaceutical scientists can work in labs that create food additives.
Medical foods can advertise on the label that their product can treat a medical condition.
The FDA does not grant approval for medical foods, but companies must adhere to FDA safety and production guidelines. Medical foods cannot claim to treat medical conditions. They would need to conduct clinical trials and be approved by the FDA to advertise that claim.
Where do pharmaceutical science students work after graduation?
Pfizer, Grifols, NovoNordisk, Purdue, AstraZeneca, GSK, Takeda, Merk, KBI Pharma, Catalent Pharma Solutions, and Thermo Fisher Scientific are some examples.
The length of time after graduation someone with a bachelor in clinical research has to wait to land a job after graduation?
Usually, students in the Campbell Clinical Research program have job offers from their internship sites immediately after they graduate.
People with a pharmaceutical science degree just work in a lab and create new drugs.
Name an example of a medical food.
Infant formula, Enterade (for gastrointestinal dysfunction), Vayarin (for ADHD).
Where can I go to pursue a bachelor degree in North Carolina for Pharmaceutical Sciences or Clinical Research, that has an internship in the senior year?
Campbell University, UNC-Wilmington, and NC Central University have Clinical Research programs with an Internship, but only Campbell offers an internship with the Pharmaceutical Sciences program.
How long does it take to move a drug from the lab to be prescribed at your local pharmacy?
Typically, this takes about 7-10 years to move from drug discovery, animal testing, Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III human subject clinical trials before it receives FDA approval. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) moves much faster than the typical FDA approval process, but it must show evidence that patients will benefit from it's use before it is approved. It can only be used when there is a declared emergency.
Why do I have to take math! Ugh! How am I going to use it in real life?
Math is important in most science related careers. You can apply it to understanding statistics in research data, calculating medicine based on patient demographics, data coding and entry, calculating chemical reactions, ensuring quality control of medications, formulating correct dosage of medication, and much more!
Research doesn't really impact me directly, especially in my school.
Research shapes teaching methods, class size, and even availability of food can impact academic performance. In a recent study of college students, food insecurity increased the odds of being among the lower 10% GPA and reduced the odds of being among the upper 10% GPA. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31063031/
Where are the jobs going to be in the next 10-20 years?
North Carolina has almost 800 life science companies that employ over 70,000 people. This field is only expected to continue to grow in the next decade.
How long (in inches) is the typical adult femur bone?
What is 18 inches.
Where do clinical research students work after graduation?
Syneos Health, IQVIA, Duke University, Atrium Health, Wake Med, are just a few places where students are hired.
How long have we had the Nuremberg Code? The Nuremberg Code is a set of research ethics to protect human subjects, calling for voluntary consent, withdrawal at any time, benefit to society, and minimizing physical and mental risks and suffering.
The Nuremberg Code has been in effect since after the end of World War II (1947); for 75 years.