5 Ways British and American Pharmacies Are Very Different
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2021
- VLOGMAS DAY 6: In which I outline the five major ways that British and American pharmacies are very different.
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"Why don't British pirates take acetaminophen? Because their parrots-eat-em-all."
For myself I use pharmacy and drugstore to refer to different things. "Drugstore" works out to be a colloquialism for any store in the style of Wallgreens, Rite Aid, CVS, etc. While "pharmacy" is the specific area that provides prescription medications regardless of what building it's in.
One day when my daughter was five years old, I picked her up from Kindergarten right after a doctor's appointment. I had a prescription and told her that we were going to stop at the drugstore before going home. She started to fuss and cry and begged me not to take us there. I was concerned and asked her what was wrong with going to the drugstore. She said they had just had some policemen and nurses come to her class and talk to the kids about how drugs were bad and you should never take drugs. After that, we went to the pharmacy.
Drive-Throughs at drug stores are so practical. You can stay in the comfort of your car when you just want to crawl in a hole and die because you feel so sick, and you aren't spreading your germs all over the store.
“Suspiciously like a militia or maliciously like a suspicion “. Hilarious! 🤣. Really enjoyed this clip
"...the Sucrettes. Which, to be clear, are not a 1950s Motown girl group." You slayed me with that one!
In the United States as I understand it, the drugstore is the whole store. The pharmacy is the part of the store where the pharmacist is. And where you get your drugs etc. that you can't buy simply over the counter. However perhaps this distinction is fading
I call acetaminophen "Tylenol", even though I never actually buy the brand Tylenol because it's more expensive than the generic. Maybe because when it first came out over the counter, only the brand Tylenol was available. Probably the same reason I call all tissues "Kleenex" no matter what brand it is.
I find a lot of Walgreen’s and CVS are literally across the street from each other.
You didn't tell the Brits about CVS and their infamous 32 meter long receipts.
What really stands out to me is that in the U.S. you can buy a bottle of acetaminophen with 500 pills. Or, if you're up for a slightly longer drive, head over to the Costco and buy 2 of those bottles shrink-wrapped together for about the same price. Then you'll have 1,000 pills that you won't be able to use before they expire. 😂
In many small, rural towns you can still find independent pharmacies/drug stores on Main Street or around the town square. Some used to have soda fountains ….
During my first trip to South Africa to visit my in-laws, I had an unfortunate allergic reaction to the airplane blanket. By the time I got to my in-law's house, My face was covered in a dozen tiny red sores. So I decided a trip to the pharmacy was an order. Imagine my shock when I get there and I find out I can't buy triple antibiotic ointment without a prescription. But I can get codeine right off the shelf. Since I'm an asthmatic and I'm almost certain to have some sort of coughing fit. I bought the codeine and covered my face and honey, which is a natural antibiotic and took care of the breakout.
I'm a pharmacy technician and I knew about paracetamol, but had no clue about Melatonin, Neosporin or Crest White strips! How fascinating & informative! Thank you!
The drive-thru at our pharmacies may seem extra but imo they are a great thing because it gives sick people (or parents with very young sick children) a way of getting their meds without spreading their pestilence around 😋
I fix up old houses, so to me “plaster” is something that goes on a wall (or more to the point, crumbles off a wall and needs replaced). Also, a “chemist” is a scientist who studies chemicals-if I were to go to “the chemist’s” I would expect beakers of liquid bubbling over bunsen burners, test tubes with silver deposited on their insides (an actual experiment I did in a college chem class once!) and the like. I wonder if they used to sell chemicals of all kinds, including medicinal ones, and later started specializing in drugs.
You forgot to mention that you can find CVS inside of Target stores which further confuses the people who are still wondering about Walmart/ Walgreens
As a Brit I would say that a pharmacy is the counter where you pick up prescriptions etc., whereas a chemist is the whole store. You can also find pharmacies in other places such as in hospitals or some supermarkets etc., hence why the NHS would use the word pharmacy rather than chemist
I went to Boots in Glasgow while visiting. I asked for acetaminophen and diphenhydramine, in case they weren't familiar with Tylenol and Benadryl. I was surprised that the clerk asked what medications I take and then asked the chemist if it was alright for me to take these over the counter medicines. I already knew that I could, but I appreciated the fact that she asked to be sure. Also, you can find Boots personal care products at Target in the US.
I can’t believe the UK doesn’t have Neosporin! I would’ve never made it through childhood without it 😂