[Tagging] semi pharmacies

[Paul Johnson]

Never been to a CVS after the pharmacist has left for the night?

On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 1:29 PM Alan Mackie <aamackie at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>
> Not sure if I've been to a place with pharmacists that only sell
> non-prescription drugs?
>
> On Tue, 10 May 2022, 15:43 Paul Johnson, <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 5:26 AM ael via Tagging <
>> tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>>
>>> In the UK, I think the original historical meaning of a Chemist (shop)
>>> was a place that not only supplied raw ingredients, but also mixed and
>>> perhaps prepared products (including where reactions were involved).
>>> Which seems to match what compounding means if I have understood
>>> correctly. But that seems to be lost in the mists of time...
>>>
>>
>> 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.
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