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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
It's a little more than that though. Street's Pharmacy doesn't hurt by not offering a full range of products like a bigger chain will. If customers don't elect to get what "pharmacy products" they're looking for, they'll simply stop coming. I have herbal products I'll never sell before it expires, but image is important. For example, Susie is a mom of two young boys. She prefers homeopathic drops for teething because she thinks mother nature lives her little ones. If I don't have them, she likely will get them elsewhere along with her $1000 per year in make up, Advil for her sore shoulder, etc, etc.
It's a little more grey (at least economically) than just "they sell them to make money" .
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It's bit more black & white ethically though. The bottom line is that Pharmacies are benefiting economically by peddling snake oil and legitimizing naturopaths/homeopaths/etc, while their customers suffer financially, and sometimes physically through medical negligence (like this case). This is hypocritical for a place that should represent a bastion of healthcare, but I guess business trumps that.
Full respect to your original answer. You clearly see the issue and have made steps to do what you can to temper the problem. Does your professional pharmacist organization share a similar stance as you?