So don't get me wrong I love my job. Becoming a Pharmacist was probably the smartest decision I have ever made, but sometimes the people I have to deal with drive me crazy!! Like the lady who wanted me to "lick her capsules!" I am sorry if the capsules that we specially made for her had a little powder residue on them, but no I will not lick them. Or the man we had arrested for forging prescriptions who came back later that month to fill his medications. He asked if it would be ok to fill his prescription even though last time he was arrested. Who comes back to the same pharmacy? Bless his heart!! And then there is D.P. who felt it necessary to wait patiently for a good 10 minutes until I finished my phone call so he could tell me I needed to cut my bangs. Really did he just tell me that? I was kind of stunned that I didn't even know how to respond to that.
But I think those that drive me the most insane are all the punks trying to fill prescriptions for narcotics. You know you have been working with the public too long when you can name what medications someone is bringing in to fill before they even hand you their prescription. "Let me guess...Oxycontin, oxycodone, xanax, and soma(s)?" And it is always the same excuse, "I am going on vacation and need it early. My meds got stolen," and my favorite from today, "All of my meds got destroyed." Really do they think we are stupid? Why is it that no one's blood pressure or diabetes medication got destroyed or lost? What are the odds? Just so you know, we know you are selling it. But I think the thing that bothers me the most is all the doctors who are writing these prescriptions like there's no tomorrow. No wonder Utah has the highest incidence of death from drug overdose.
It gets so frustrating dealing with all this craziness, that some days I feel more like a babysitter than a pharmacist. All I can say is thank goodness it pays well!
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Couldn't have said it better myself. Can you put my name on the end of that post too? Maybe that person was telling the truth about his drugs being "destroyed." Does first-pass-effect count?
hahaha! oh man. all the best stuff happens on my days off. i picture his narcotics being blown up by the bomb squad or something like that when you say "destroyed."
and why wouldn't you lick her capsules? are you to good to help a patient out? you get yourself a fancy doctorate and all of a sudden you're too good to lick capsules. i thought that's why you folk went to those fancy schools, to learn that the customer/druggie is ALWAYS right.
Sorry - I saw the title of this post in your archive and couldn't resist taking a look. And I'm SO glad I did - I got a good laugh reading this story! I worked for an orthopedic for a couple of years and I'm pretty sure I saw some of those same weirdos. Trust me, it's just easier to hand them a prescription and guide them to the door than to deal with the mental issues. :) jk
P.S. "I like your bangs." -Pedro
Hey, at least your day is pretty exciting! And you can tell great stories, right? How funny!
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