(lygenztia *214) It can be a tough pill to swallow.....

Have you ever noticed that pharmacies and drug stores have a magical half hour preparation time for all prescriptions? It just doesn't seem to matter what you need, it's gonna take "half an hour" to get ready. I think that's absolutely magical.

You drop off your prescription and, you guessed it, that's going to be half an hour. (Oh, and while you're at the drug store, feel free to do some shopping.)

Antibiotics? That'll be half an hour.
Anti-inflammatory's? That'll be half an hour.
Topical ointment? That'll be half an hour.
Class 3 narcotics? Yep, that'll be half an hour.

So, every pill, container and the label maker is exactly laid out in such a way that they all take exactly "half an hour" to prepare?

Guess that kind of preparation is why Pharmacy is a 4 year University program.