Originally Posted by Tobra
A nurse or pharmacist has a responsibility to their patients, just because they are not a doctor does not release them from this resposniblity. For example, a doctor tells a nurse to do something they know is a mistake, give chemotherapy through a peripheral line for example, they are supposed to do the right thing, not what the doctor tells them to do. A pharmacist is not a tech, they go to school for 3-4 years, I think the degree is actually a Doctor of Pharmacy.
You probably know more about this then me... but my understanding is that a pharmacist goes to school to learn the effect of different drug and the interaction between them. His responsibility is to make sure that the drugs the patient is taking is safe for him.