How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the ‘turf war’ we see today

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How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the ‘turf war’ we see today

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Apothecary jars: apothecaries didn’t fit with modern notions of doctors or pharmacists. They did a bit of everything, including diagnose illness and dispense medicines. Photo: by callmekato is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, CC BY
Would you like to go to your local pharmacy and buy prescription medicines without seeing the doctor first? Or would you like to collect your prescrip