What happens between my doctor sending a prescription to the pharmacy and me picking it up?
Does the pharmacy just have every single potential prescription sitting in the back and they count and portion it out as the order is received? Do they “make” any of the medicine on site? Seems unlikely for the pills with designated colors and markings.
And if a significant portion of the job is counting pills why do pharmacists require so much schooling?
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Doctors make mistakes and having a well schooled and well trained pharmacist keeping an eye on what medicines you take is necessary.
People also visit multiple doctors and many medicines cannot be taken with others. A trained pharmacist will also catch this.
Some pharmacies do offer compounding, which is making medication there, on site. Not all do this though.
In a nutshell, you want someone highly trained back there dispensing your medication.
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