doctorwatsondoctor

I just finished my first year of pharmacy school, during which time I've had the mindset of "anything but retail," assuming that the spoiled American consumer doesn't understand the distinction between customer and patient, and which of the two is always right. Am I being unfair?

As far as I know, it's the only drug used as a local anesthetic that can also cause blood vessels at the site to constrict, which is handy to prevent systemic absorption.

I would add to this that the sheer number of different drugs and categories of drugs make it really difficult for a professional other than a pharmacist to keep track of them all. MDs and nurses deal with a lot more than just what a patient is taking.

See? That's why I dread working retail.