In the US, Pharmacies are basically just convenience stores with an actual pharmacy/prescription pill-dispensary in the back. Not sure what they are like in the UK, are they more formal?
In the UK, pharmacies sell pharmaceuticals, healthcare, beauty and toiletry products.
I was really surprised when I last visited the US to find a pharmacy with a deli counter, electronics aisles and a fridge full of frosty beers. It really was just a slick, well-stocked convenience store.
We have a store called SuperDrug which is similar, but no tobacco or alcohol. We also have Boots which tend to be bigger than SuperDrug, and again no cigs or booze.
Both of those are similar to I guess Walgreens and CVS, from my limited experience of California.
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In the US, Pharmacies are basically just convenience stores with an actual pharmacy/prescription pill-dispensary in the back. Not sure what they are like in the UK, are they more formal?
In the UK, pharmacies sell pharmaceuticals, healthcare, beauty and toiletry products.
I was really surprised when I last visited the US to find a pharmacy with a deli counter, electronics aisles and a fridge full of frosty beers. It really was just a slick, well-stocked convenience store.
We have a store called SuperDrug which is similar, but no tobacco or alcohol. We also have Boots which tend to be bigger than SuperDrug, and again no cigs or booze.
Both of those are similar to I guess Walgreens and CVS, from my limited experience of California.