Quote Originally Posted by Maciamo
Yes, but why not just have the pharmacy inside the hospital then ?
Well, most doctor's offices in Japan work this way, and is a completely effed up system if you ask me. I went in for a sore throat one time, and walked out with 7 (yes --- SEVEN) types of medication. It's in the doctor's interest to sell you lots of medication... most often placebo. IMHO -- the pharmacy and doctor shouldn't even know each other.

Hmm, funny because almost everytime I or my wife went to see a doctor in Japan (for a cold, flu or the like), we ended up with a huge list of medicines to buy, most of which were not necessary
Uh... guess I should've read a little further.