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The Army

No need for pharmacists?

From Mr A. G. Hopkins, MRPharmS

Why bother to qualify as a pharmacist? The army is still unconvinced about pharmacy. Sixty years ago a pharmacist was offered, if he was lucky, the rank of sergeant-dispenser. Your recent advertisement for a busy pharmacy department within the Military Medical Centre at Aldershot wanted a technician (PJ, April 21, pA26). The advertisement read: “This is a stand alone post involving everything from ordering, stock maintenance, dispensing, labelling and issue of drugs including controlled and accountable items.” There was no mention of a pharmacist. Evidentally the army does not need pharmaceutical care.

Are all our high-powered professors, secretaries, President, etc, deluding themselves about pharmaceutical care? Do the soldiers and their families not need the same pharmaceutical care as pharmacy customers?

A. G. Hopkins
Aldershot, Hampshire

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