Why does the pharmacist exist? Do we really need a pharmacist?

Question

Reasons to your serious answer appreciated.

Answer 1

When pharmacies first started, they didn't just count out how many pills a prescription called. They would in many cases, have to mix dangerous chemicals together, to form specific compounds, which would then be given to patients with instructions on how to use them.

Today's pharmacist may no longer have to mix them up themselves, but there's no better source about drug interaction, or possible side effects.

Answer 2

not only does the pharmacist dish out the pills and liquid medications but they are also part of the checks and balance system that help save people. Doctors are well educated people that are very busy and many times do not know what other doctors prescribed for their patients. More then likely the pharmacist does because people tend to stick with one pharmacy and because of that they are the first to see whether or not drugs being taken interact with each other. I am a nursing student and just learning the names of meds and what they are used for is tough but a great pharmacist will know a heck of a lot more then just that.

Answer 3

Your pharmacist checks your RX from the Dr for correct dossage, drug strength & sometimes correct medication for the illness being treated. No - your Dr is not always correct -Sometimes the errors the pharmacist correct could have killed people! The Dr is educated in the human body - The pharmacist is educated in how the medications treat / react in the human body & with each other.

Answer 4

Since the street corner can be a bit on the pricey side sometimes, I'll stick with the pharmacist. Plus he doesn't cut my medication with anything.

Answer 5

maybe previously we needed them more than now for making combinations of drugs on different preparations , but now there r companies making all these with their employees and machines and the direct role of the pharmacist is not that important but is still needed .

Answer 6

Absolutely. Because he's the one that dispenses the pills. Now the question should be " Why does it take him 30 minutes to sort the pills and slap a label on the pill bottle?".

Answer 7

Why doesn't the doctors office and emergency rooms just stock and distribute drugsand there could be large stashes at the hospital, the central distribution point for offices.

Answer 8

um yes...how else would we get important medications while making sure that they arent being sold on the street or black market and are only given to those that have a prescription for them??

Answer 9

of course, to prescribe the medications and make sure it is the right amount