As an experiment, I will try that next time I’m buying an OTC remedy. It sounds like we share an opinion: Given that drugstores unironically place homeopathic nostrums and essential oils right next to actual medicines, I treat them as hostile environments out to scam unwary consumers rather than honest sources of information. But, as I said, I will give that a fair test.
the pharmacist at a chain store has zero control of what's out there on the shelf. Just talk to them and see what they say. I suspect they'll give you an active ingredient suggestion first and then a handful of options of stuff they have on the shelf with that active ingredient.
