Why do pharmacies have raised floors

Why do pharmacists have to use a special device just to count out pills? Does the counter really help them count?? Why are pharmacies higher off the floor?

Factual Questions. So, why are they higher? Is there a good reason, or are pharamacists just pretentious? I assume you mean the counter, not the actual pharmacy.

Pharmacists stand all day because most employers need their pharmacists to stand all day. Raised floors in retail whether a pharmacy or not are often used for a couple of reasons: It gives a better view of the retail floor, where over the counter medicine is typically sold. In this usage, it is designed as a theft prevention method as well as a way to see what employees are doing. Despite the costs, a pharmacy degree is generally viewed as having one of the most promising ROIs within the healthcare field.

Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Blog Why did you choose to be a pharmacist? Ben Davis June 9, Quite often, these trolls are illegal workers and for that reason it's very challenging to find a lobbyist who will promote their agenda.

Or shall it be relegated to another deep, dark mystery of the universe that shall remain forever unsolved? Come on Its a friggin' pharmacy floor question. You guys transcend time and space all the time with mysteries of the Pontiac Fiero ECM to alien control system technology all the time. This should be a no-brainer. I thought we already decided it wasn't a pharmacy thing? It's just a retail thing.. Wouldn't make much sense to have the people in charge of the transactions lower than the shoppers?

It's like going for a meeting with your boss and you standing and him sitting. A medicine men vs. The sellers of the soothing chemistries, over and above, the unfortunates without the ju-ju magic? The triumph of the giant pharmaceutical methods of allopathic medicine, vs.

I now understand. The intent is clear. The floor is raised for the buck. The pharmacist is visible from the front of the store and has good surveillance over the store. The raised floor in the prescription department, the hi light ceiling parabolic and the highly identifiable "prescriptions" lettering are all to exemplify the importance of the pharmacist and the pharmacy to the total operation. I used www. What about you? You have to dig deeper to find the real reason.

If you had, you would have found that the pharmacy industry is hidding a dirty secret. Please note my real answer above. I spent a great deal of time comming up with that and have received zero recognition for my hard work. Are you all in on the secret too? Is it truely easier for everyone to ignore the plight of the Trolls? How can you live with yourselves?

New Super D in my town has equal level floors. Pharmacists say they don't like it, they can't see everything well. They also told me that since it is a pharmacy, the pharmacist on duty is considered the "store manager".

The regular "manager" doesn't like the subordinate position, but I was told that is the law in these parts. Joking aside, if I need to know something about a drug or interactions, you can't beat the girls I deal with here. They have been great wife has a chronic illness. T [This message has been edited by TennT edited But seriously, 'Old School' shops the Pharm. Even the new ones. Sort of like a state inspection station for cars..

Bay size, lift, yada yada. This still doesn't tell why the floor is elevated but you get the idea. This person is not a pharmasis but spent a lifetime in the drug industry.