A professional doctorate degree program that prepares students for jobs as pharmacists is the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD). A six-year PharmD program is normally meant to give students a thorough education in clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, patient care and healthcare systems.A broad range of topics are covered in the PharmD degree, such as patient counseling, pharmacy law and ethics, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacotherapy and pharmacology. In addition, pharmacological computations, drug interactions, side effects and medication therapy management are taught to students.