Do pharmacists get to be called Dr.?

Question

Do pharmacists get to be called Dr.?

Answer 1

Only if they have a PhD, or if they are a medical doctor.

Answer 2

nope.  only Doctor of Medicine gets to be called a doctor and also phd holders get to be caled doctors.

Answer 3

if they have a PhD.

Answer 4

All US graduates now get a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, so, yes, they are entitled to be called doctor.  Same as anyone else who has earned a doctorate degree.  However, most do not insist on it or use it in casual conversation, same as most PhDs, to avoid being mistaken for a physician.

Answer 5

In the UK the pharmacy degree awarded is master of pharmacy, mpharm, so pharmacists in the UK cannot call themselves Dr.