Re:CVS Is Said to Agree to Buy Aetna
by Broken_Hippo on Monday December 04, 2017 @07:46AM
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No, it isn't. I worked for CVS for about 8 years, though not as a pharmacist. Some of this information could be Indiana-specific, however:
A brick and mortar pharmacy must have a pharmacist on-site to dispense drugs. Not only are they supposed to do a final check on prescriptions filled, but they must be available for patient question and sometimes medicine requires advice from a pharmacist before it can be dispensed. In addition, there are some stricter laws for certain controlled medications and these checks must be done by a pharmacist. If the pharmacist gets sick or in a car accident on the way to work, the pharmacy can't legally open (they can section the pharmacy off with its own locks to keep the convenience store open).
A brick and mortar pharmacy must have a pharmacist on-site to dispense drugs. Not only are they supposed to do a final check on prescriptions filled, but they must be available for patient question and sometimes medicine requires advice from a pharmacist before it can be dispensed. In addition, there are some stricter laws for certain controlled medications and these checks must be done by a pharmacist. If the pharmacist gets sick or in a car accident on the way to work, the pharmacy can't legally open (they can section the pharmacy off with its own locks to keep the convenience store open).