Is pharmaceutical science worth it?

I'm currently enrolled in Year 12 trying to do my course selections and want to ask around. I 100% want to get into medicine and moreso into the research and development side of it. The current degrees I am considering is biomed at UoM, biomed at Clayton and pharmaceutical science at Parkville. Also, I live considerably closer to the Parkville campus than Clayton (~45 minutes). Read quite a few reviews but still unsure (especially as there is little on the Monash Parkville campus). Any insights are much appreciated!