If nothing else, Pharmacists should be able to prescribe birth control. That's always a useles visit to the doctor just to get a prescription renewed. I'm sure there's a million more things Pharmacists could prescribe too but the birth control always annoys me.
As for the mom and her son, it really seems like a terrible situation that was likely preventable. I doubt that she consulted with any homeopathic "specialists", she probably just handled it on her own. Because, quacks or not, I have to imagine that a homeopath would still recommend visiting a medical doctor upon hearing that a kid has had a fever and been bed-ridden for days. Maybe I'm giving too much credit to homeopaths though.
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