Lightbrite…….
I know the difference between a Pharmacist with a 6 year education and a Pharmacy Tech with a 2 year course (both must be licensed in CT). The pharmacy must post a sign with the name of the Pharmacist on duty during all opening hours (in CT).
I disagree that Pharmacists are medically trained. They have taken some courses that medical professionals take, but that is not being medically trained. They have far more courses in Chemistry than medicine.
I live in small town New England. The chain pharmacists are not serving non-English speakers. Many of the new hires from abroad attended Pharmacy school outside the USA and have been given provisional licenses because there is a shortage of pharmacists to staff the 24/7 chains.
There is no reason for a town of 20-30.000 people to have 4 24/7 chain pharmacies, service suffers. We have Walgreens, Rite-Aid, CVS at one intersection. None of them have operating consultation windows.
Last time I asked to speak to the Pharmacist at Walgreens I was told it would be a 2 hour wait.
I now use an independent pharmacy that only fills Rx and does not sell general merchandise.