The Wonderful Public

After letting that little diabetic rant stew for a few days (Oh, the uppity folk who pitched a bitch-fest came from here.

Why must people be obsessed with testing their blood sugar?

So, it has come to my attention (a few days ago) that Airborne must pay 25 million due to a lawsuit claiming that it didn’t work.

Copays are the bane of our existence.

Did I ever mention how much I hate it when people lose/get their meds stolen?

I’m going to go off on my own little banter about the same stupidity that has recently plagued The *Angriest* (because the *’s make it not like my site) Pharmacist.

This is going to be a very angry entry.

I saw this comment on Kevin MD’s blog about a rant of mine.

A really frustrating part about retail pharmacy is that everything seems to be “my problem”.

Everyone has the stereotypical elderly patient.

Before I get into my usual rant about the stupidity of the common-folk, if you wish to get email notifications about new entries here (rather than refreshing my website 1000 times a day), just enter your email in the area on the right hand side of your screen marked “Subscribe to this blog”.

Some people are just idiots.

Lets just say that I love generic Coreg.

This entry is going to piss off some people.

This particular certainty needs its own section, because its true no matter what.

Every store has these (amazing how often I use that opener, i’m really on a roll lately).

There are some things that go on in a pharmacy that are set in stone like the sun rising in the morning.

Its the first day of a new month after a three day weekend.

Nothing is more frustrating than having to work when you are sick.

Why do patients think they can boldface lie to us and we won’t find out?

So, it looks like Purdue got dinged like 600 kerzillion dollars because “misleading the public about the painkiller‘s risk of addiction”.

This is so bad that I just have to make it its own entry.

I get the winners of life coming into my store.

Yeah, its been a while since I’ve posted.

I can deal with old people.

I hate to RTS (Return To Stock) medication.

Close your eyes and imagine this.

You know what pisses me off?

Why do patients always expect medication to be free?

Please don’t call in for your medication refill (for cellcept, prograf or any other really expensive ordering-it-just-for-you drug), wait until I get the prior auth renewed, special order and fill it BEFORE you tell me that the strength, quantity, AND sig have been changed.

Turns out that the DrugMonkey and I are in a little bit of hot water at a popular addic.

I got this comment from Sandi, and could not believe it:

Whats the issue with people and keeping a loaded lancet device in their diabetic meter case.

Dont you love it when a patient of yours just bold-face lies to you?

I wanted to slam my face in a drawer today.

Got this comment in my inbox today.

Theres one thing that i’ve noticed about most of the patients that I deal with on a daily basis.

Here is a story that I received from a loyal reader.

Well, elections have come and gone.

Yup, Still some more!

Why are people so stupid?

Again, my own:

Yes! More!

Thanks to all who have written!

These are the people that make pharmacist drink heavily.

I recieved a request from a loyal reader!

This goes out to all my Pharmacists and Techs out there who really do hate people.

All pharmacy staff has seen this before:

Who here hates kids in their store?

A long time customer brought in this letter for us to read.