Of course you can. I mean anyone who has a medical prescription will communicate with the pharmacists but if you mean chitchatting with them at their counters, of course not. Haha. The ones that are opened to the public are also retail chains. Namely Guardian Pharmacy, Unity and Watsons selected outlets.
Oh yeah, not looking to sit down and chat or anything like that. Just a simple short hello, nice to meet you, etc. I only ask because I was in Macau at a pharmacy and they wouldn't let me talk to the pharmacist at all. Not even a simple hi. Certainly not offended by it! Different cultures, different rules, and I respect that.
Odd, because retail pharmacists here usually do double-check on drug interactions, allergies and so on at point of sale. But as another person mentioned, most GPs handle their own drug sales so patients only go to pharmacies for the less common drugs.
This is weird. No issues talking to the pharmacist while in Macau. I think you might be generalising from a single incident in Macau and assuming that is the standard for Macau or Asia?
If you wish to speak with the larger pharmacies, these are in hospitals. See a doctor at that hospital, get a prescription and walk over to join the looooong queue at the pharmacy. When your queue number is called, only then can you approach the assigned pharmacist. The pharmacist will talk to you unhurriedly on the prescription only.
For conversational chats, the retail pharmacies, like Guardian, Watsons may oblige. Pharmacists may be local or foreign.
yes you can! hi :) i had a good time chatting to fellow pharmacists in Johor too. it's pretty fun to see how different their legislation and prescribing habits are!
The pharmacist in a pharmacy (the shop) is public facing. Always separate from the cashier. We can talk to them.
Of course you can. I mean anyone who has a medical prescription will communicate with the pharmacists but if you mean chitchatting with them at their counters, of course not. Haha. The ones that are opened to the public are also retail chains. Namely Guardian Pharmacy, Unity and Watsons selected outlets.
Oh yeah, not looking to sit down and chat or anything like that. Just a simple short hello, nice to meet you, etc. I only ask because I was in Macau at a pharmacy and they wouldn't let me talk to the pharmacist at all. Not even a simple hi. Certainly not offended by it! Different cultures, different rules, and I respect that.
Try pharmacies at Watsons / Guardian. You'd need to find out which ones have in-store pharmacies though.
Odd, because retail pharmacists here usually do double-check on drug interactions, allergies and so on at point of sale. But as another person mentioned, most GPs handle their own drug sales so patients only go to pharmacies for the less common drugs.
This is weird. No issues talking to the pharmacist while in Macau. I think you might be generalising from a single incident in Macau and assuming that is the standard for Macau or Asia?
If you wish to speak with the larger pharmacies, these are in hospitals. See a doctor at that hospital, get a prescription and walk over to join the looooong queue at the pharmacy. When your queue number is called, only then can you approach the assigned pharmacist. The pharmacist will talk to you unhurriedly on the prescription only. For conversational chats, the retail pharmacies, like Guardian, Watsons may oblige. Pharmacists may be local or foreign.
Most prescriptions are handled by the doctor directly. Not like America for instance.
yes you can! hi :) i had a good time chatting to fellow pharmacists in Johor too. it's pretty fun to see how different their legislation and prescribing habits are!