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May I ask: pharmacy, drugstore; drugstore, herb store; pharmacy, what is the difference between them?

Pharmacy, pharmacy; drugstore, herb store; pharmacy, what is the difference between them?

1. First of all store and store are near-synonyms, they each have a big and a small, the herb store is the traditional name of the pharmacy.

2. The difference between medicine and herbs is that, in general, "medicine" refers to Western medicine (mostly in the form of capsules), and "herbs" refers to traditional Chinese medicine (herbal medicines).

In conjunction with the above, the drugstore and pharmacy business projects, mainly in the operation of Western medicine, proprietary Chinese medicines; herbal store and herbal store business projects, mainly in the operation of traditional Chinese medicine.

And the pharmacy, in the scale of operation is the largest, in addition to the operation of Chinese and Western medicines proprietary Chinese medicines and medical devices, more abundant is manifested in health care products.

As for the mode and scale of operation, they each have a large and small, can be operated in the form of stores, supermarkets, etc..

Need to be my expression is not very smooth, but the general meaning should be clear, I hope to bring you help.