Recent content by pharaday

If rxom is not doing their job properly, am I permitted to step in? Or do I just have to let her run wild?

I am currently temp pic at WAG, and the rxom keeps telling all the staff that she has complete authority over me. Is this actually true?

Never mind. I found the information I needed.

Not that it is anyone's business, but I have been out of work for a long time due to cancer treatment and I just recently returned. Also, I have never precepted students before. I am only filling in because the manager is on leave. It would have been nice if someone could have just answered a...

I hear you, Marzapan. But don't worry, I don't think this one will ever be a pharmacist. Giving immunizations is definitely not his only weak point. I honestly don't know how he made it this far. But for the sake of doing my job in getting him to do at least some immunizations, can anyone...

Hi - I am currently precepting a couple pharmacy students. One of them has extremely poor skills as well as confidence regarding giving immunizations. He definitely needs more practice before I'd feel comfortable letting him immunize patients. I am willing to let him give me a flu shot, but I...

Hi - We have a patient who has been filling multiple CII prescriptions (OxyContin, Dilaudid, Norco..). Office claims the diagnosis is cancer, however the doctor is an internal medicine doctor with no pain management or oncology specialties listed. Patient gets no prescriptions from any...

We had the exact same situation happen recently. Prescriber was calling in scripts and picking them up for a fictitious patient for controls and other meds claiming she was "bedridden" and couldn't pick them up herself. He ended up in jail and lost his license.

How many scripts a day are you expected to verify?

I doubt her "pneumonia" was that severe if she could come in for a Zostavax shot and it not be noticeable that she was ill. Sometimes people like to self-diagnose or exaggerate. Maybe she did not even see the doctor, but talked over the phone and the doctor agreed to call in an antibiotic just...

Why would anyone dream of working for Walmart? I'd find a new career before I'd ever work there.

Wow. So stealing toothpaste and crayons warrants the death penalty? Not saying stealing is acceptable, but maybe you should learn something about the less fortunate and what leads them to desperation. Perhaps you could become a more compassionate person by doing some volunteer work to help the...

I agree. Those numbers are definitely possible at a busy store.

I can understand that, but if they know they have that problem, I wish they would go to a doctor's office, not a retail pharmacy.

Completely agree with everything. Have had customers walk out when we couldn't run out there the second they walked up to the counter. Also can't stand the adults who are big babies and complain how much it is going to hurt, and how they might faint. I have no time for that nonsense. Or how...