That's only the aspect of the job consumers see at the walgreens counter. There is more. Go to any hospital and watch pharmacists do the job of organizing the system that delivers, evaluates and supervises drugs. They are the ones dealing with the software that checks for overdoses in prescriptions. They are the ones freeing doctors from the regulatory hurdles surrounding all manner of drugs. Ask a doctor to describe the steps to acquire a shipment of a morphine tablets.

Ask a doctor how much a specific drug costs as opposed to a different treatment. Ask which treatment better fits the lifestyle of the patient. Then ask a pharmacist. There is value in the profession.