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Dear Pharmacist, I read you in my local newspaper and find your columns very interesting and refreshing in a sea of misinformation about drugs and supplements. I know you are a pharmacist, but sometimes I think you’re anti-medicine. Suzy is that true? --J.E. Gainesville, FloridaDear J.E.,No, it’s not. I’m anti “over-medicating.” I do “think outside the pill” and I feel strongly that...

Remember when there used to be gas stations at every intersection? Today, they’ve been replaced by pharmacies. A government study showed more than 40 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug and the number continues to rise. Does that mean 40 percent of us are sick? And if we’re taking all these medicines, wouldn’t you think we’d all be healthier?...