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What Comes After Pharmacies?

Nothing replaces the pharmacist.

But everything changes around them.

In the edible biologic era, the pharmacy becomes:

• A platform for personalization.
• A bridge between agriculture and immunology.
• A community node in a living, learning care
network.

The white coat remains—but the counter fades.
The refrigerator disappears—but the relationship grows.
The medication is no longer handed over—it’s grown
together, curated, and adapted in real time.

And through it all, the mission endures:

Help people heal, with knowledge, empathy, and access.

That will never go out of date.
Only the packaging will.

7.9 – Closing Reflection: The Radical Simplicity
of Delivery That Works

In the world of biopharma, complexity has long been the
currency of credibility. The harder a therapy was to make,
the more layers it required—from bioreactors and sterile
compounding to regulatory audits and specialty logistics—
the more valuable it was perceived to be.

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