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Re:Research into homeopathy: data falsification, fabrication... by calvinmorrison on Friday July 05, 2024 @05:26PM (#40886160)
But why are businesses like CVS hawking snake oil while also having trained pharmacists on staff.
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Re:Research into homeopathy: data falsification, fabrication... by Angostura on Friday July 05, 2024 @05:29PM (#40886182)
It makes money
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Re:Research into homeopathy: data falsification, fabrication... by KennyBlanken on Friday July 05, 2024 @05:45PM (#40886312)
Most pharmacies used to sell tobacco products (they only started to do so after a couple of states started banning the practice.) Walgreens still does (in states where it isn't banned from doing so).

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/walgreens-tes...

> "The safety of our patients is very important, but we also have to do what our customers are requiring us to do," Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina told the WSJ. "We see that when we don’t sell tobacco, we have a lot of [negative] reactions."

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