The Wonderful Public

So a thing happened:

I admit, my shit is far from smelling like I rose.

I hate the holidays.

Holy shit, its almost been a year.

Yeah yeah, I havent been posting.

Dear patient standing in front of me.

So life has been slow around the Angry Pharmacy.

Before I continue on my usual tirade of broad stereotypes, foul language, and shit that makes Drug Topics avoid me like a crackhead the night before a holiday weekend; this post is dedicated to the brave men and women who risk their sanity day in and day out so the ungrateful masses can focus on your petty first-world problems.

Anyone who has been in a relationship (professional – personal, it doesn’t matter) knows that it takes two to tango.

What is the public enemy number 1 of any pharmacy?

This is all made up.

By the time you read this, the Vaccine = Autism published by the BJM will be old news (Yes, I do write a bunch of rants at once and have them post at a later date).

There is a common saying that goes “You cannot help someone who will not help themselves”.

Patient compliance is one of those words that’s thrown around pharmacy school/trade magazines like singles at a titty bar.

Yeah, I know I said 2 posts a month, work has been killing me lately (as it does any pharmacist) so I haven’t had much free time as of late.

Ive been writing on this site for almost 5 years.

There is an inherit problem with having zero copays for our “less fortunate” friends.

Copays.

Sometimes I wonder why we even listen to what patients have to say.

Every pharmacist has had to deal with Workman’s Compensation prescriptions at some point in their careers.

A pharmacy without crackheads would be like a Big-Mac without the secret sauce.

Summer is upon us, and with it comes such delightful things.

This one is going to be a doozy, so please read the entire post before writing me a 10 page comment about your life story and how much of an asshole I am.

According to the scientific trends that every pharmacist sees every day in a retail settings, the future of humanity will possess 3 major characteristics:

So obviously more than one of you have noticed that I’ve been quite silent lately.

I don’t mind if a patient calls up and has a question (except if its when their vicodin is due).

Every retail pharmacist in every pharmacy around the world have dealt with this issue.

I’m sure this post is full of grammar and spelling mistakes.

I hate the holidays.

I hate this time of the year.

Before I go into a tirade about the population with a chronic Vicodin deficiency, I’ll do some preemptive damage control here.

Is there some sort of paint you can line pharmacies with that will block cell phone reception?

I support the stereotypical platonic family.

Retail pharmacy (or working with the public) demands one huge element that most students lack.

If anyone would come up to me while I’m filling Rx’s and say “Boy, you look like you’re hard at work” I would just give a casual smile and continue along.

Never fails.

It annoys me how some people send their kids in to pick up their medication.

The way that I was raised is that people have a First, a Middle, and a Last name.

Hoverers.

I saw this happen twice today, so I figure that I had better make the issue known.

Contrary to popular belief, there is a ton of ethical crap that goes along with being a Pharmacist.

The first of the month is always super stressful for pharmacists.

This post is due to an educational grant from The Raging Server.

I’ve seen a lot of things come through my workplace.

Hi TAP I know I have called you an ass hole and a dick, but… well… there is a topic I have never seen your opinion on.

When people bring in their blood glucose monitor to me for help (which I don’t mind really, as long as it was filled here and not Liberty Medical (fuck you)) there are a few things that are consistent as the sun rising in the morning and white bread/Velveeta cheese at a redneck BBQ.

Its a fine, (if not lost) art to get the point across to a patient that they are too stupid to manage their medication without sounding like an asshole.

I recieved a comment recently from a fan (although I’m not sure if they will still be one after they read this) that took exception to my use of the word “retard” to describe some of the people I deal with on a daily basis.

All pharmacies have patients like this.