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The practice of pharmacy has changed considerably over the last century.

It used to be that pharmacists filled prescriptions by taking the raw ingredients and mixing up medications.

Now only about one percent of the prescriptions in the United States are prepared individually for patients—most of them are dispensed pre-made by pharmaceutical manufacturers.

In New Hampshire a handful of pharmacists continue to fill prescriptions the old way.

But to practice their craft, they must operate in a legal limbo.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens has more.