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Why can you get cigarettes in the front but sick people have to go to the back of drug store to get prescription?

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Privacy: Pharmacies choose to have people walk to the back of the store to provide privacy when giving their prescriptions, asking and answering questions about health matters. People who buy cigarettes do not seek privacy in their purchase.

Answered 9/1/2013

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