r/pharmacy rules, stats, and what to post

This is a professional community for pharmacists, pharmacy students, pharmacy technicians, and anyone else working in the pharmaceutical industry. The room is built around the working lives of pharmacy personnel, and the rules say pharmacy personnel are okay to vent about the job. It is not a place for patients to ask about their own prescriptions, identify pills, or get medical advice of any kind. It is also not a place for pharmacy school admissions questions, memes, or exam questions, which are pushed to other subreddits or megathreads. What survives here is the scientific and practical content of the field, discussed in a professional tone.

The rule that decides most marketing outcomes here is “All links must have a starter comment”, because it applies to every link post and gives you a 30 minute window to add your own comment with an opinion or analysis. “No misinformation” matters if you cite any health or science claims, since the rules encourage references to peer-reviewed research and ban quackery with permanent bans for repeat offenders. “AI content must be designated as such” applies if you draft anything with AI help, and the disclaimer must come before the content and include the words AI-generated. “No personal health anecdotes” shapes how you write comments, because posts and comments should be scientific in nature and limited in personal details. “Don't be a jerk, don’t be a troll, and don't spam.” is the catch-all that removes anything that makes you an unwelcome pest. “Do not ask about your prescription or pharmacy, or for medical advice.” and “Medical advice should not be given” mean you should never give medication advice in comments, even to be helpful. “No discussion of recreational drug use or acquisition” is a hard line that can get users banned, so keep any controlled substance topic strictly professional and lawful.

If you are a founder building for pharmacists or pharmacy workflows, lead with something the profession can use, like a clear summary of peer-reviewed research relevant to practice, or a practical analysis of a workflow problem that pharmacy personnel actually face. If you share a link, plan your starter comment before you post, because you need to add a relevant comment with an opinion or analysis within 30 minutes or the post gets deleted. Write in a scientific tone, back claims with references to peer-reviewed research where you can, and keep personal details out of it. If any part of your post was drafted with AI help, put a disclaimer containing the words AI-generated before the content. Engage in the comments in good faith and never give medical advice, even when someone asks.

Do not post anything that reads as medical advice, because giving advice on prescriptions or personal pharmacy situations violates the rules and gets violators warned. Do not post a bare link, because link posts without a starter comment within 30 minutes get deleted. Do not touch recreational drug topics in any permissive way, because that can get you banned, and the rules even warn that users active in certain other subreddits can be banned for it. Do not ask pharmacy school questions, since those are off-topic and belong in other communities. Do not post memes, misinformation, or comments built on personal health anecdotes. Do not post AI-assisted content without a disclaimer containing the words AI-generated placed before the content. Do not be a jerk or a troll, and do not do anything that makes yourself an unwelcome pest.

The AI rule here is the strictest I have seen, because the disclaimer has to come before the content, not buried at the end. That tells you this room has been burned by low effort AI posts and wants nothing to do with them. My honest read is that if you cannot write your post without AI help, this is not your community yet.