MECHANISM OF ACTION

INTRODUCTION.......................................................i

PART I: THE PROFITS AND PERILS

OF RETAIL PHARMACY..........................................1

1 DETAILS MATTER........................................................................3

2 STRUCTURE DICTATES FUNCTION........................................10

3 The Corner of Hell, Unhealthy, and Unhappy..........................17

4 Becoming a Pharmacist............................................................29

5 Retail Reality Check...................................................................34

6 Cold Compress...........................................................................57

7 TWA.............................................................................................75

8 Emulsions Can Be Deceiving....................................................83

PART II: THE LEARNING CURVE...........................99

9 Compounding Interest..............................................................101

Counterfeit: They Sold It. We Bought It......................................109

10 It's All in Your Mind (Placebo Effect)......................................121

11 Shake Vigorously Before Pouring...........................................137

12 The 7 Cs.....................................................................................147

13 Kappa What??...........................................................................175

PART III: THE BREAKING POINT............................187

14 Welcome to "Methingham" County..........................................189

15 "Generic Sudafed Please?" ......................................................214

16 Mortar and Pestle.......................................................................225

PART IV: REVELATION AND TRANSFORMATION.239

17 Mortar and Pestle (The Remix) .................................................241

18 Nature vs. Nurture......................................................................247

19 A Bitter-Sweet Pill to Swallow...................................................257