South America, at least some years ago, you could walk into a pharmacy for common stuff and talk with a person, get prescribed basic stuff cheap, have it dispensed, pay and walk out satisfied in less than 20 minutes. If you were suffering from something serious or for too long, they'd send you to the regular doc or the hospital. They've centralized a lot since then, and insurance companies moved in...
South America, at least some years ago, you could walk into a pharmacy for common stuff and talk with a person, get prescribed basic stuff cheap, have it dispensed, pay and walk out satisfied in less than 20 minutes. If you were suffering from something serious or for too long, they'd send you to the regular doc or the hospital. They've centralized a lot since then, and insurance companies moved in...