<p>Based on what wikipedia says about pharmacists Japher’s statement isn’t too far off.<br>
wikipedia:
Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the art and science of pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical prescription and dispense the medication to the patient and counsel them on the proper use and adverse effects of that medication. In this role, pharmacists ensure the safe and effective use of medications. Pharmacists also participate in disease state management, where they optimise and monitor drug therapy – often in collaboration with physicians and/or other health professionals. Pharmacists have many areas of expertise and are a critical source of medical knowledge in clinics, hospitals, and community pharmacies throughout the world.</p>
<p>Pharmacists are sometimes small-business owners, owning the pharmacy in which they practice. Their specialized knowledge as skilled professionals makes them a vital part of any healthcare team. They act as a learned intermediary between patients and other healthcare providers to ensure that proper medical therapy is chosen and implemented in the best way possible.</p>
<p>Pharmacists are sometimes referred to as chemists (or dispensing chemists), which sometimes causes confusion with scientists in the field of chemistry. This term is a historical one, since pharmacists originally were required to complete an undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (PhC) and were known as “Pharmaceutical Chemists”.
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<p>and lkf725, just because someone does not try nd glorify a profession in the way you do, doesn’t mean he can’t have friends who work in that profession. And since you like the profession so much and seem to be involved somehow in it, do tell what they do rather than sit there and spout your mouth off trying to say that it it a great profession, but lack the ability to say anything about it.</p>