Posted by ed_uk2010 on December 4, 2010, at 12:44:51
In reply to A lot of pharmacists seem to be anti-med, posted by linkadge on December 4, 2010, at 11:51:34
>I have noticed that a lot of pharmacists seem to be anti-med.
I don't know about other countries, but pharmacists in the UK see a large number of heroin addicts on methadone, who are also often on benzos and other psych medications. Some pharmacies have more than 100 patients on methadone - often daily supervised pick up. I suspect that their view of benzos and other potentially addictive drugs is tarnished by their clientele ;)
Pharmacists also tend to be cautious, and are not generally well trained in psychiatry. Their views on the risks versus benefits of psych drugs are often not favourable........so I guess you would agree on many issues Link! They may hear more complaints about adverse effects than about the original condition that people were being treated for.
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