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No, a pharmacy is a business, anyone can own one if they have enough money. Owning a pharmacy does not mean that you are necessarily qualified to fill people's prescriptions. If you own a pharmacy but you are not a pharmacist, you would then have to hire a pharmacist to work for you.

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