Useful information

What's the difference between a Pharmacist and a chemist?

• Pharmacists sometimes call themselves "chemists" but chemists never call themselves pharmacists. A pharmacist is a health care professional trained to make and supply medicines to people. The pharmacist plays an important role in ensuring medicines are not taken for the wrong reasons and in a manner which would be harmful.
• A Chemist is trained to analyse and make substances with special training in hothings are made up chemically and the reactions that occur between chemical substances.

More about pharmacists
Many medications used today come prepackaged but the Pharmacist is trained with the skill and knowledge to mix their own drugs and medicines.

Types of medications that may be still mixed are: anoitments and creams for skin conditions; and quite a few medications used for children

Pharmacists need to know about all the drugs that doctors may prescribe. Taking a medication incorrectly may make someone very sick. Anyone taking more than one medication or drug should tell their doctor and pharmacist. In the past Pharmacists to use books to keep them up-to-date. Today computers and the Internet are playing a larger role in informing Pharmacists about new drugs and medications.