TheFrustratedPharmacist
@frustratedpharm.bsky.social
Pharmacist stuck in & frustrated w/ chain pharmacies. Posting some of my experiences/opinions to amuse others. I won't counsel you via the internet. #retailpharmacy
🙎♂️: "I shouldn't have any copays!"
Me: "Sir, it's the beginning of the year; they're part of your deductible."
🙎♂️: "Why didn't anyone tell me about these? I've never had this happen before!"
Me: "Sir, I've personally had this conversation with you for the past 3 years."
#retailpharmacy
Me: "Sir, it's the beginning of the year; they're part of your deductible."
🙎♂️: "Why didn't anyone tell me about these? I've never had this happen before!"
Me: "Sir, I've personally had this conversation with you for the past 3 years."
#retailpharmacy
January 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
🙎♂️: "I shouldn't have any copays!"
Me: "Sir, it's the beginning of the year; they're part of your deductible."
🙎♂️: "Why didn't anyone tell me about these? I've never had this happen before!"
Me: "Sir, I've personally had this conversation with you for the past 3 years."
#retailpharmacy
Me: "Sir, it's the beginning of the year; they're part of your deductible."
🙎♂️: "Why didn't anyone tell me about these? I've never had this happen before!"
Me: "Sir, I've personally had this conversation with you for the past 3 years."
#retailpharmacy
"Mondays are the best days for someone to call out."
-No one ever
#RIPmysanity #retail #retailpharmacy
-No one ever
#RIPmysanity #retail #retailpharmacy
December 17, 2024 at 1:55 AM
"Mondays are the best days for someone to call out."
-No one ever
#RIPmysanity #retail #retailpharmacy
-No one ever
#RIPmysanity #retail #retailpharmacy
Can't tell which is worse in #retailpharmacy:
Summertime with broken a/c & having massive portable units that cool very little, take up lots of space, & make a ton of noise
-OR-
Wintertime with essentially no heat because it's also broken and having to layer winter gear indoors.
Summertime with broken a/c & having massive portable units that cool very little, take up lots of space, & make a ton of noise
-OR-
Wintertime with essentially no heat because it's also broken and having to layer winter gear indoors.
December 15, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Can't tell which is worse in #retailpharmacy:
Summertime with broken a/c & having massive portable units that cool very little, take up lots of space, & make a ton of noise
-OR-
Wintertime with essentially no heat because it's also broken and having to layer winter gear indoors.
Summertime with broken a/c & having massive portable units that cool very little, take up lots of space, & make a ton of noise
-OR-
Wintertime with essentially no heat because it's also broken and having to layer winter gear indoors.
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*picks up ringing phone*
Me: "Pharmacy, how can I help you?"
📞: *insert several-minute long backstory with a request for refills somewhere towards the end*
Me: "...ok...and your name please?"
#retailpharmacy
Me: "Pharmacy, how can I help you?"
📞: *insert several-minute long backstory with a request for refills somewhere towards the end*
Me: "...ok...and your name please?"
#retailpharmacy
December 11, 2024 at 1:54 AM
*picks up ringing phone*
Me: "Pharmacy, how can I help you?"
📞: *insert several-minute long backstory with a request for refills somewhere towards the end*
Me: "...ok...and your name please?"
#retailpharmacy
Me: "Pharmacy, how can I help you?"
📞: *insert several-minute long backstory with a request for refills somewhere towards the end*
Me: "...ok...and your name please?"
#retailpharmacy
Reposted by TheFrustratedPharmacist
What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.”
HUMANS!
HUMANS!
November 15, 2024 at 1:59 AM
What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.”
HUMANS!
HUMANS!
Whoa...I forgot this place existed. And I'm now excited it exists.
a woman wearing glasses and a scarf is asking is this thing on ?
ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a scarf is asking is this thing on ?
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Whoa...I forgot this place existed. And I'm now excited it exists.
Training a new (to the company) pharmacist. Let's just say that if they were my pharmacist, I'd switch pharmacies. If I say things need to be done a certain way, there's probably a reason for it and I'm not just telling you for fun. If you want to blow off my advice, have fun sinking on your own.
December 9, 2023 at 3:57 AM
Training a new (to the company) pharmacist. Let's just say that if they were my pharmacist, I'd switch pharmacies. If I say things need to be done a certain way, there's probably a reason for it and I'm not just telling you for fun. If you want to blow off my advice, have fun sinking on your own.
Feeling like death. My partner traded with me to have Thanksgiving weekend+Monday off. People just keep getting more and more unhinged over holidays.
November 28, 2023 at 2:59 AM
Feeling like death. My partner traded with me to have Thanksgiving weekend+Monday off. People just keep getting more and more unhinged over holidays.
Happy Halloween to everyone!**
**except the Karen that felt it was acceptable to empty the ENTIRE candy bowl sitting on the pharmacy counter meant for trick-or-treating kids into her purse
**except the Karen that felt it was acceptable to empty the ENTIRE candy bowl sitting on the pharmacy counter meant for trick-or-treating kids into her purse
November 1, 2023 at 2:42 AM
Happy Halloween to everyone!**
**except the Karen that felt it was acceptable to empty the ENTIRE candy bowl sitting on the pharmacy counter meant for trick-or-treating kids into her purse
**except the Karen that felt it was acceptable to empty the ENTIRE candy bowl sitting on the pharmacy counter meant for trick-or-treating kids into her purse
*🚗 pulls into lane 2*
Tech (to 🚗):"I'm sending the canister. Place your prescriptions into it & wait for us to confirm them before leaving."
*🚗 drives off after a min*
*tech attempts to pull canister back, but nothing*
Tech: "I think they just stole our tube canister."
#retailpharmacy
Tech (to 🚗):"I'm sending the canister. Place your prescriptions into it & wait for us to confirm them before leaving."
*🚗 drives off after a min*
*tech attempts to pull canister back, but nothing*
Tech: "I think they just stole our tube canister."
#retailpharmacy
October 22, 2023 at 9:57 PM
*🚗 pulls into lane 2*
Tech (to 🚗):"I'm sending the canister. Place your prescriptions into it & wait for us to confirm them before leaving."
*🚗 drives off after a min*
*tech attempts to pull canister back, but nothing*
Tech: "I think they just stole our tube canister."
#retailpharmacy
Tech (to 🚗):"I'm sending the canister. Place your prescriptions into it & wait for us to confirm them before leaving."
*🚗 drives off after a min*
*tech attempts to pull canister back, but nothing*
Tech: "I think they just stole our tube canister."
#retailpharmacy
When did it become a thing for PTO to barely cover a week? Haven't used any all year & I'm being told that if I want to take more than 36 hrs, I have to trade shifts?!? I distinctly remember my parents & grandparents being able to take 2-3 weeks off every year without issue. WTF.
October 14, 2023 at 2:47 AM
When did it become a thing for PTO to barely cover a week? Haven't used any all year & I'm being told that if I want to take more than 36 hrs, I have to trade shifts?!? I distinctly remember my parents & grandparents being able to take 2-3 weeks off every year without issue. WTF.
Recently went to drop off some scripts for my dad at his (chain) pharmacy. Was told it was 45 min wait. I agreed, sat down, & quietly occupied myself with my phone.
And know what? I didn't self-combust from waiting.
And know what else? The staff saw me patiently waiting & had it ready in 20 min.
And know what? I didn't self-combust from waiting.
And know what else? The staff saw me patiently waiting & had it ready in 20 min.
September 23, 2023 at 1:59 AM
Recently went to drop off some scripts for my dad at his (chain) pharmacy. Was told it was 45 min wait. I agreed, sat down, & quietly occupied myself with my phone.
And know what? I didn't self-combust from waiting.
And know what else? The staff saw me patiently waiting & had it ready in 20 min.
And know what? I didn't self-combust from waiting.
And know what else? The staff saw me patiently waiting & had it ready in 20 min.
Hospitals should provide alerts to surrounding pharmacies:
"WARNING: ABOUT TO DISCHARGE A BUNCH OF PATIENTS WITH A THOUSAND NEW MEDS EACH"
I know Fridays are a big discharge day, but it'd be nice to have a headsup about people coming with stacks of scripts.
"WARNING: ABOUT TO DISCHARGE A BUNCH OF PATIENTS WITH A THOUSAND NEW MEDS EACH"
I know Fridays are a big discharge day, but it'd be nice to have a headsup about people coming with stacks of scripts.
September 16, 2023 at 2:35 AM
Hospitals should provide alerts to surrounding pharmacies:
"WARNING: ABOUT TO DISCHARGE A BUNCH OF PATIENTS WITH A THOUSAND NEW MEDS EACH"
I know Fridays are a big discharge day, but it'd be nice to have a headsup about people coming with stacks of scripts.
"WARNING: ABOUT TO DISCHARGE A BUNCH OF PATIENTS WITH A THOUSAND NEW MEDS EACH"
I know Fridays are a big discharge day, but it'd be nice to have a headsup about people coming with stacks of scripts.
While I was on vacation, a recently rehired-to-the-chain floater pharmacist was sent to cover my shift. Pharmacy opened at 9AM. My pharm manager came in about 10ish to do some regulatory paperwork. Floater handed him the keys, called the DM to quit, & walked out.
#retailpharmacy
#retailpharmacy
September 5, 2023 at 2:48 AM
While I was on vacation, a recently rehired-to-the-chain floater pharmacist was sent to cover my shift. Pharmacy opened at 9AM. My pharm manager came in about 10ish to do some regulatory paperwork. Floater handed him the keys, called the DM to quit, & walked out.
#retailpharmacy
#retailpharmacy
Been getting texts from every chain pharmacy I've ever gotten anything from telling me it's time for vaccines. My phone has been going off so often someone may mistake me for a person with a life outside of #retailpharmacy.
September 4, 2023 at 6:02 AM
Been getting texts from every chain pharmacy I've ever gotten anything from telling me it's time for vaccines. My phone has been going off so often someone may mistake me for a person with a life outside of #retailpharmacy.
Made the mistake of sitting on a stool to finish those oh-so-important modules (after finishing my shift). Not sure I'll be able to hobble home. #retailpharmacy
August 27, 2023 at 4:14 AM
Made the mistake of sitting on a stool to finish those oh-so-important modules (after finishing my shift). Not sure I'll be able to hobble home. #retailpharmacy
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new meme dropped, tag yourselves I’m THICK LIQUIDS ONLY
August 27, 2023 at 4:06 AM
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Just when I thought I finished all the modules that are supposed to keep my work access from being shut off...they announce there's even more due in a few days & that if I don't do those now, my access will be shut off. #neverendingcycle #retailpharmacy
August 25, 2023 at 2:46 AM
Just when I thought I finished all the modules that are supposed to keep my work access from being shut off...they announce there's even more due in a few days & that if I don't do those now, my access will be shut off. #neverendingcycle #retailpharmacy
Thank you @alprazosam.bsky.social for the code!
August 20, 2023 at 4:52 PM
Thank you @alprazosam.bsky.social for the code!