i dont know if in the US they market non over the counter medications or not, bec that would be weird to be honest. but for arguments sake lets say this is the case, you cant have these medications dispensed to you with out a prescription from yr physician kyle, if you can get those drugs specially steroidal medications ( such as morphine and opium extracts) then the blame is surely on the pharmacist who is breaking the law and can get himself in to great danger with the FDA bec contrary to what u might think, these drugs specially ones i've mentioned that have a higher addictive properties are given to pharmacies in known and specific quantities. say pharmacy X for instance is given the all green to purchase and sell these drugs, there is a document that is issued stating pharmacy X received a number of canisters of drug A and each unit sold is cross referenced with the prescription used to dispense it, hence limiting any abuse on the pharmacists part.
if by over prescription, then thats not the fault of the pharmacists nor the pharmaceutical company kyle but the fault of the physician who keeps prescribing these medications and putting the health of his patient in danger.
my best friend is a pharmacist in jersey and when we talk about pharmacies in the US he tells me how strict it is, no prescription no medicine even if the guy is dying in front of you you just cant fetch him the medication he is begging for without the mentioned prescription.
just so you know as general knowledge for you, in pharmaceuticals the class of drugs that are used for there drug abuse properties include, all opium extracts which are also known as the steroidal inflammatory drugs and these include morphine, amphetamines, taramadol, etc etc and the less drastic effects are in cough medicines that include codeine which is a sedative that suppresses the cough center in the brain and when taken in high doses has drug like effects ( the high) and both are set are prescription drugs meaning you cant get them without one.