Likewise for pharmacy. A qualified pharmacist (with a degree to prove it) can legally deal with Controlled Drugs, which a pharmacy technician can't (unless a pharmacist checks the technician's work afterwards).
My dad is a qualified pharmacist, even though he only worked in hospital pharmacy for a year or so before moving into research in a pharmaceutical company. My mum was a pharmacy technician who worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. When SMH opened a new spinal injuries centre, they needed people to go in one weekend to help transport drugs etc from the main pharmacy to one in the spinal unit. My sister and I, and my mum, were able to take most things, but my dad was in hot demand because he was allowed to transport Controlled Drugs, even though he hadn't worked in hospital pharmacy for about 20 years.
And yes, a Certain Person from Leeds who did a lot of fundraising for SMH
*was* there. I just thought he was an annoying git, but my sister, who was about the age that he liked, said his wandering hands and false mateyness made her feel *very* uncomfortable. This was long, long before anything was known about him, even though I'm sure a lot was suspected and hushed up.