Your drug store and pharmacy team can help you to understand your medical conditions and can provide you with important information that will help improve your lifestyle and help you to maintain a healthier lifestyle. Be sure to take advantage of ongoing medical screenings, too.
Remember, your pharmacist is knowledgeable about more than just the prescription drugs we fill for you. Whether you’re looking for something in the store to treat your seasonal allergy symptoms or a bug bite, we’re always here for you.
To become a pharmacist, a professional must go to college and pharmacy school, as well as pass a certification test and obtain a license from the state in which he or she wants to practice. In most cases, becoming a pharmacist takes at least six years of study.
While the modern American pharmacy is only 150 years or so old, the human practice of seeking out medicinal treatments goes back for centuries. In fact, it’s believed that people of the Paleolithic period had a keen interest in the flora around them—enough so to record it.
Some children and adults are unable to take pills, particularly those that are not extremely small. We can compound the necessary medication so that the ingredients are included in a liquid form.
Department store cosmetics can get very expensive fast, which is why whenever possible it’s good to look at drugstore cosmetics first. Often, you can find such items as lipstick, mascara, and eyeliner of similar quality but for a much better price.