Pharmacy Admission

A career in pharmacy is all I have ever wanted to pursue. I want to learn how to manufacture drugs that will alleviate the sufferings of young children as well as adults. My love for pharmacy started 13 years ago when my little brother was born with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). This condition affected his ability to live like a normal child. It broke my heart when my mother would desperately take him from one doctor to another, as well as try some traditional herbs in search of a solution, but his condition never improved. Now she seems to have given up. My biggest worry is that since the LCA is an inheritable disease. He is not the only one in my extended family, and there is a high possibility that more will be born with the condition. The ability to see is a great privilege that most would take for granted, until they are unable to open their eyes for a few seconds. On the contrary, some people have not managed to see properly since birth. The condition limits their lives, including where they can go, and what they can do. However, LCA is just one of the genetic