<div dir="auto">I thought the general distinction in OSM was that pharmacy was used for places selling prescription drugs and chemist for one that only has drugs that don't require talking to a pharmacist?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Not sure if I've been to a place with pharmacists that only sell non-prescription drugs?</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 10 May 2022, 15:43 Paul Johnson, <<a href="mailto:baloo@ursamundi.org">baloo@ursamundi.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 5:26 AM ael via Tagging <<a href="mailto:tagging@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tagging@openstreetmap.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
In the UK, I think the original historical meaning of a Chemist (shop)<br>
was a place that not only supplied raw ingredients, but also mixed and<br>
perhaps prepared products (including where reactions were involved). <br>
Which seems to match what compounding means if I have understood<br>
correctly. But that seems to be lost in the mists of time... <br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is what would typically be called a compounding pharmacy in North America, though you're not likely to be able to purchase raw ingredients from them, but can get generics made on the spot. </div></div></div>
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