As someone who as clearly never had an opportunity to learn about what pharmacists do, my perception is that it's about moving pills from big bottles to little bottles. I realize that there's more to it than that, but what would you say is the benefit to having pharmacists and doctors as separate professions? From your degree and your training, what do you use on a daily basis to fill prescriptions? Please don't be angry at me.
Also, last summer I had to fill a shit load of prescriptions before I went off to China for a year. My doctor set me up for getting a bunch of xanax in a short period of time since we didn't know how easy it would be to come by in China, and I'd have it at the ready when I had sleep issues. I felt like my pharmacy was treating me like a drug addict and started refusing to fill anything even though my doctor gave instructions for how often to fill a prescription and how many pills to give. Do you regulate people's medications differently than a doctor would?
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As someone who as clearly never had an opportunity to learn about what pharmacists do, my perception is that it's about moving pills from big bottles to little bottles. I realize that there's more to it than that, but what would you say is the benefit to having pharmacists and doctors as separate professions? From your degree and your training, what do you use on a daily basis to fill prescriptions? Please don't be angry at me.
Also, last summer I had to fill a shit load of prescriptions before I went off to China for a year. My doctor set me up for getting a bunch of xanax in a short period of time since we didn't know how easy it would be to come by in China, and I'd have it at the ready when I had sleep issues. I felt like my pharmacy was treating me like a drug addict and started refusing to fill anything even though my doctor gave instructions for how often to fill a prescription and how many pills to give. Do you regulate people's medications differently than a doctor would?
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