Posts tagged Apothecary
Why Are There So Many Apothecaries in Germany?

If you travel through Germany, and come across an apothecary, you may end up with the feeling after looking around, that you see nothing if not for many, many more around you.  While some (mostly the people working in them) will claim that Germany has comparatively few versus the rest of Europe, it definitely seems that there's more than in the U.S..  How does this happen?

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The Difference Between German Apothecaries and American Pharmacies

What makes a pharmacy a pharmacy?  That rather depends on whether you’re in Germany or the U.S..  In either country, the obvious answer is that a pharmacy will fill prescriptions and have other over the counter medications, but what would the average American say is missing from a German pharmacy (Apotheke ; Apothecary)?

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