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debm55

(51,669 posts) Wed Jun 21, 2023, 09:30 PM Jun 2023

Why does a pharmacist stand on a higher platform at the drug store? He/she is not on the same level [View all]

as people waiting for their prescriptions. Does he/she also double as security person? Is it an example of the two tier system? Just pondering. What do you think is the reason???

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Why does a pharmacist stand on a higher platform at the drug store? He/she is not on the same level [View all] debm55 Jun 2023 OP

Dispensation comes from on high. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #1

Very true, Bernardo, very true. debm55 Jun 2023 #2

Or they're high with drugs. Orrex Jun 2023 #3

Nay, I looked back at Rite Aid and he was standing on a platform, which made him high but not that debm55 Jun 2023 #5

LOL Orrex Jun 2023 #6

Rite Aid in my area does. Maybe your's isn't doubling as a security guard. debm55 Jun 2023 #8

To make it harder for someone to come over the counter and take FSogol Jun 2023 #4

Could be but he stands behind a glass window. One would have to break the window. Meds are kept in debm55 Jun 2023 #7

No but they have your car and you don't. nt okaawhatever Jun 2023 #32

Give him some gravitas so you'll be more inclined to listen to them - like a judge or preacher. marble falls Jun 2023 #9

And be able to tell you that it's too early to get your pills refilled. Come back tomorrow. debm55 Jun 2023 #10

With no guff or lip. They aren't a Dr or other title. That step up is all they got. marble falls Jun 2023 #12

Yeah, that step-up is about it. That, and the pharmacy degree they worked many years to obtain. Paladin Jun 2023 #22

Pharmacists acted as doctors in some of the towns I've lived in where there was no GP or ER for ... marble falls Jun 2023 #23

All very true. (nt) Paladin Jun 2023 #24

Not at my drugstore (Walgreen's). Ocelot II Jun 2023 #11

Seems A Mixed Bag ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #26

Probably stands on a slatted platform intrepidity Jun 2023 #13

Do they then follow the 5 second rule that if is on the 5 seconds you throw it out??? or do they debm55 Jun 2023 #14

They probably wait til the end of the week intrepidity Jun 2023 #15

Walmart pharmacy where I get scripts isn't this way. Nt Mark.b2 Jun 2023 #16

Mine still is --Rite Aid debm55 Jun 2023 #17

Why would a pharmacist also be a security guard? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #18

Because the pharmacy is in the back at the store directly in the view of the front doors. debm55 Jun 2023 #19

Not necessarily. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2023 #20

The platforms are highly advanced buffering system that act like the shock absorbers on your car, Chainfire Jun 2023 #21

Is that true? If it is, that's a good idea. Thank you. debm55 Jun 2023 #28

I was doing my Republican imitation and practicing lying. I am sorry, it was a joke. Chainfire Jun 2023 #30

Dagnamut, I believed you--------------- debm55 Jun 2023 #31

Flood prevention jmowreader Jun 2023 #25

We Live In A River Town ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #27

That could be true also as the meds are located in the raised area directly behind the pharmacist debm55 Jun 2023 #29