There is a pharmacy without a pharmacist

Sep 22, 2016 Letters

Dear Editor;
A well established pharmacy located at Region 2 has been operating without a qualified pharmacist which is in violation of the law as a statutory requirement. It is has been happening for the past ten years now. For the protection of the public’s safety the law also makes it compulsory to display in a conspicuous place the certificate and photograph of the person employed in this capacity.
While there with a prescription, it was made known to a young female employee over the counter my desire to get some advice from the pharmacist as to how to use the intended medication but my request could not have been entertained because no one in this position was employed there.
In querying “how come a big established business like this is functioning without a pharmacist” it was explained to me “We don’t need to have one because we have the experience”. For my personal safety, the purchase was made at another nearby pharmacy.
To do so on the basis of experience is very much speculative with a dangerous risk being involved from the correct treatment not being administered just like gambling with a person’s health and life. From all appearances, it would seem that cheapness in saving expenses for providing the services of a pharmacist is very good for the business owner, but simultaneously very bad for customers whose health from being given wrong medication could well be jeopardized.
It was revealed that when this business entity started, a pharmacist was employed there but as it expanded tremendously the individual who now owns his own business left and there was no replacement for some ten years now. Where other pharmacies exist in the district the law is being complied with and the use of the certificate and photograph is ever so much evident but why not at this one? To ensure that the law is being enforced, representatives from the Pharmacy Board or Council in the city would usually make on the spot inspection annually but what is responsible for the glaring violation becomes questionable.
With the predominance of bribery and corruption plaguing the country and as the saying goes; “money could do wonders and make all things possible” this should not be the case as it would seem to be when considering that one’s health must be treated with paramount importance at all times.
John Niles

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