It seems that doctors give prescriptions to patients but never take the time to talk about the side effects and other things. And you ask your Pharmacist and he knows more than the doctor does.
2007-01-26 20:04:44 · 5 answers · asked by Donna L 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Simple, doctors spend less time studying pharmacology and its associated disciplines than pharmacists do. They're lucky to have completed 10 hours worth in school on it. You local pharmacist spent that much time on pharmacology and its associated disciplines in one semester.
Doctors focus on disease and diagnosis. They will go on and on about that. While pharmacists will examine every little detail about the drugs.
2007-01-27 01:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because the pharmacist works more closely with the drugs on a daily basis.
2007-01-27 04:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Turtle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Medicine is complicated and doctors has a lot of other stuff on their mind. Drugs are the Pharmacist specialty, lathough truthfully, I think they just read it out of their computer. There is a gazillion drugs out there, I doubt anyone remebers all the info on all of them. TH e Doctors might remember the popular ones, and the pharmacist probably remmeber even more than that.
2007-01-27 04:14:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I know! but Doctors study human illness and conditions and the human body rather a pharmacist studies drugs and how to make them. I guess because they actually put in the different drugs into your medications they know what will and won't interact.
2007-01-27 04:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
because i think thats all they study (medication) pharmacist do not get enough credit
2007-01-27 04:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by lorie v 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋