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Land of the Giants—
andLand of the Totes
OVERVIEW
Virtually all of us have gone through the process of getting a prescription
lled at a local pharmacy. ere are certain rituals that must go on to
get our needed pharmaceutical drugs. First, except for over-the-counter
drugs, we need a prescription approved or signed by a licensed physician
or doctor. is prescription will be sent to the pharmacy electronically or
called in by the physician’s oce (more than likely a nurse on behalf of a
doctor). Sometimes a paper copy of the prescription is given to the patient
in order to be given to the pharmacist.
Next, we stand in line for a long time w ...