RECORDER INVESTIGATION. Health lottery: how pharmacists are turned into sales agents

Pharmacies should be an essential link in the public health system. In Romania, however, most have become simple commercial points where people are enticed to buy as many medicines as possible. Along with this change, the profession of pharmacist is also perverted. Instead of acting in the interest of the patient, as stipulated by the oath and the code of ethics of the guild, pharmacists are pressured to become sales agents who prioritize commer…