A question for a pharmacist

People these days feel more free to go to the pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for advice if something bothers them with regards to their health. Pharmacists have never played a more important role in the health and wellbeing of the people in UK than they do today. Statistics say that today almost one in six visits to a GP surgery could be more appropriately handled by a pharmacist. Waiting rooms at local GP's are crowded with patients who suffer from common cold, allergies or stomach disorders. These kind of problems could be easily solved by the pharmacist.

Pharmacists provide a  wide range of services to deal with minor illnesses and ailments and, in many cases, can provide something over the counter to help ease symptoms. People are advised to seek the pharmacist's advice as the first step and only make an appointment with their GP if they have an illness or injury that just won't go away.

Unfortunately some patients take the role of the pharmacist a little too far. A pharmacist I spoke to the other they told me the funny story of a patient that had recently visited her. A married couple visited her pharmacy and asked to speak to her private in the consultation room. How amused she was when she heard what kind of answer they expect from her…The gentlemen pulled up the lady's blouse and ask the pharmacist to judge if his wife is pregnant and which month it was in! First she thought that was is a joke, but the couple were deadly serious. The pharmacist answered that unfortunately she wasn't born with the ability of scanning. Yes, it looks like that some patients expect these days more than they expect from the GP's….