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A lot of pharmacies I see in Europe and UK sell homeopathy, and by according to a schoolmate who graduated in Pharmacy and inherited the license to run one from his dad (Italy is weird like that), homeopathic products are among the biggest cash cows for them, together with supplements.

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> A lot of pharmacies I see in Europe and UK sell homeopathy

Same at major chain pharmacies in the US.

Worse, it is often placed to promote it over actual medicine.

Go in looking for over the counter relief for runny or itchy eyes or for a runny or congested nose due to seasonal allergies, and you will often find that the homeopathic crap is placed on the chest level shelves so it is the first and easiest seen.

The real stuff is two or three shelves down.

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