They know you and your family usually by name, and they are almost always available to answer your questions, even in the middle of the night.
Pharmacists perform a vital role in the nation's health care.
Prescription drugs represent the most cost effective form of health care, saving billions of dollars on unnecessary hospitalization, surgery, and other expensive alternatives. Pharmacists wage a daily war against a major health problem in this nation incorrect drug use by patients. The cost of the medication itself is small compared to the cost of treating the results of taking medicine the wrong way. In one study, the cost to treat noncompliance was four times more than the annual drug cost to patients. Studies have shown that the average patient forgets half of the doctor's instructions by the time he or she gets to the pharmacy.