Abstract
Many actors in health care would like to abolish the pharmaceutical profession. Politicians in search of further cost saving alternatives have seized upon the retail margins of pharmacies. Many physicians bear antipathy towards their competitor for the scarce financial health care resources. And in times of e-commerce and industrially produced drugs, many people are convinced that pharmacists are dispensable. Therefore, pharmacists should commonly provide competent and helpful advice to patients and physicians, learn more about the politics of the health system and become more flexible than at present. Unfortunately, they are not on the right path yet. This paper describes the need for action and concludes that pharmaceutical faculties must impart not only learning about chemistry and galenics, but also a profound knowledge of the health system, social skills, cost structures and the clinical benefit and cost-benefit-ratio of drugs.
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