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Erica is a University Career coach with almost 5 years of experience working with candidates for positions in pharmacy, healthcare, accounting, and more.
This is another one of those questions that is somewhat random and designed to throw you off and make you think on your feet. Your interviewers ask this question to see how you deal with the obscure and to gauge your critical thinking skills as you personify a drug.

Erica is a University Career coach with almost 5 years of experience working with candidates for positions in pharmacy, healthcare, accounting, and more.
"If I were a drug, I'd be Prozac. People have told me I have a unique sense of humor and I bring a smile to others' faces. Similarly, Prozac, as an antidepressant, helps regulate moods and works with neurotransmitters to regulate chemical imbalances in the brain, ultimately cheering people up. I hope that my presence cheers people up and provides a sense of comic relief."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
There are no right or wrong answers here, as long as you give a thorough answer. Try to be creative and shed some light into your personality or your reasons for pursuing Pharmacy Residency training. Some ways to think about this would be to talk about a drug that helps a disease or sickness you are passionate about or talk about a drug that personifies who you are in a unique way.

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