How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the 'turf war' we see today
- Written by Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, UWA, University of Western Australia
Apothecaries of the 17th and 18th centuries diagnosed illness, mixed up medicine and dispensed it, a far cry from the current turf war between doctors and pharmacists.Cam Miller/Flickr, CC BY-NCWould you like to go to your local pharmacy and buy prescription medicines without seeing the doctor first? Or would you like to collect your prescription...
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