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Turnabout Is Fair Play
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Long long ago, in a pharmacy not so far away a girl began her career. The hours were normal but the work load was always slamming. She bitched and moaned about being understaffed, overworked, and people just being plain rude. Other pharmacists worked at different retailers where the working was easy and the hassles were minimal.Now a change in the business brought about by a corporate divorce has worked to her advantage. The chaos has shifted from this girl to the others. No more complaining, less people being rude, her working is now super easy. The others now have 2 hour wait times and no technician help. Oh the sweet sw...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - February 1, 2012 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Welcome 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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OK so I am a slacker. Well...WAS a slacker. It is a new year and I must write more. We all should. Big N Tasty-this is practically your blog but we have writers so let's all help her out, OK??So big news! I no longer work retail. I work for a hospital now doing a fun, creative, new project that is going well. More details to follow but here are some observations:1. Hospital gowns are not fashionable nor do they cover enough of the nether regions. That is TOO bad bc I like fashion (kidding) and I really am NOT used to seeing so many balls and tits just hanging free. Oh well. In a perfect world...2. Residents may be hot but ...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - January 16, 2012 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
New Year's Day: The Scriptpocalypse BeginsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Football has March Madness and Christmas has Black Friday but retail pharmacy has New Year's Day. NYD is a magical time when practically all prescription insurance copays go up, people forget they have a massive deductible or their insurance completely changed and they conveniently have no who/what/when/where/why/how knowledge of their new insurance provider and an ID card has not shown up in their snail mail box. These are the worst of times because pharmacy employees generally become punching bags and the root of all evil when it is no fault of our own.An extra special addition for 2012 is the fallout from the ESI/Walgre...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - January 14, 2012 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Understanding the world — what we take for grantedEmail this article to a colleague.
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[Understand that I am not talking about those with mental disabilities, deficiences, or issues. I will not allow any comments defending someone with a learning disability because that is NOT who I am talking about. That is NOT who I am discussing at in this post, and you should get that through YOUR thick head before you move forward. If you can't read this post without feeling the need to tell me about your third-cousin with a "professionally diagnosed learning disability" keeping him from learning and how he can't help it, move on. I'm not making fun of the disabled, I'm making fun of the stupid, lazy, apathetic O...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - December 24, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Work Sucks Source Type: blogs
The importance of lifelong learningEmail this article to a colleague.
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I got this guest post submission from a student and found it pretty funny. I'd be there are a TON of pharmacists that are just as clueless here in the states. If you don't use it, you lose it. I know that I don't remember a lot of the intricate stuff I knew back during and right after school. But, I do read, learn, and occassionally challenge myself. This is one of the reasons I like to have students. Constantly explaining things to them helps me remember it, and at the same time, they will know things that I do not remember. Having them teach me benefits me with knowledge and them with recollection and presentation. If yo...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - December 19, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: APhA Disgusting Drug Topics Education GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Just a question Lazy People Pharmacy School PHARMACY SECRETS! Stupid People True Story Angriest Pharmacist CE Continuing Education Counseling Doctors Dumb Funny he Source Type: blogs
I have reached the big timeEmail this article to a colleague.
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[I know this is not the post I teased -- I'm still working on it. I have some friends I want to get with for comment, consideration, and thoughts before I click Publish]
I was walking through the mall tonight, and there it was -- right in front of me. There was a very pretty college-aged girl standing there, wearing one of the t-shirts I created and sell. It was white, long-sleeved, and said on the front "Can't afford your copayment? ... Let me have 10 of your cigarettes." [It also showed 10 cartoon cigarettes scattered about]
My face lit up like a kid a Christmas, although she wouldn't notice me in such a crowded plac...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - December 12, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Blogs I like Me being a dick Me hating others store Stupid Doctors Stupid Nurses Stupid People Work Sucks Angriest Pharmacist Buy cash Cost drugs Facebook Funny funny t-shirts health healthcare Medicine obscure offe Source Type: blogs
Two months worth of reader emailEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sorry, I've been....deficient the last two months. I'm not going to promise any more, but I can tell you this. I will have a response for Mr. Plagakis pretty soon. Don't expect anything revolutionary. Don't expect anything mindblowing. Just expect a clear, concise response. Naught but the truth. I also want to look back at some older posts in which he referenced me about releasing steam (in a hilarious masturbation simile) and how/why the post titled, "Jay Pee catches Wal-Mart peeping through the window" relates directly to all of it...
Below, I'm going to post several different things that came to me via email or the CONT...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - December 2, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Blogs I like Drug Companies Education Errors GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Insurance Companies Just a question Laws Lazy People Management Me being a dick Me hating others Money Patient Education Pharmacy School PHARMACY SECRETS! Presc Source Type: blogs
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One of my favorite things to do when someone calls on the phone to ask "Do I have refills on my hydrocodone?" is to look up their info (so they hear me typing) and then answer quickly "Oh, no." I usually get a squawk of rage- "Yes I do!"- to which my mental reply is "Then why the F&@k did you just ask me? Ask if it's too early, fool."I kept having people ask me today to repeat things they just told me, or for doctor's offices, to resend requests for PAs. One nurse, when I repeated that we had sent it multiple times, just asked for the info again as if this couldn't possibly be an issue. Rage, I tell you.One of my custo...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - November 15, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Glucose TestingEmail this article to a colleague.
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I was looking at videos on YouTube of ideas for noninvasive blood glucose testing. There is a huge project looking at measuring glucose in human tears. I have a lot of issues with this.The team working on this is making testing devices that are meant to touch the surface of the eye to get tears then analyze the glucose content. The device itself has way too many limitations to be clinically feasible. Any degree of Parkinsonism, tremors, many physical handicaps, contact lens wearers, visual difficulty, and poor hand-eye coordination will limit the ability to touch the testing device to the eye. The actual touching of the ey...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - October 5, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Random Musings Concerning The Last Week’s Pharmacy MeanderingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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1. Monday, I had a lady come up to the counter and ask where I carried the "Lacklend, Lacklyn, or Lacklin -- something like that." [I asked her for some possible spellings] After searching, I was pretty sure she was looking for Lac-Hydrin...possibly Lansinoh which is Lanolin. I presented these findings to her along with a product list of the various sizes of Lac-Hydrins. At this point, she became adamant that it was "LackLend" and that I wasn't looking right. At this point, I told her I thought I remembered them having the product on sale at a specialty pharmacy that is about 45 minutes away. Since she didn't bother to cal...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - September 30, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Courtesy Disgusting Doctors Drug Topics Education Lazy People Me being a dick Me hating others Patient Education Rude Stupid Doctors Stupid People True Story Work Sucks Source Type: blogs
Should pharmacists get a lunch break by law?Email this article to a colleague.
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I got the following email from a reader asking my thoughts on lunches for pharmacists. I'm not going to post his name or the store he works for, but you'll get the jist of what is going on:
I've been working for [this pharmacy] in [the Southeastern USA] for many years (5+ let's say). Before that, I spent 12 years at Walgreens. Is there any legal issue in a company not allowing their pharmacists a legitimate, leave the pharmacy, timed, lunch break? Well, legally, it must not be, or they would not be so easily getting away with it. As far as I know, it is the ONLY corporately run pharmacy not giving a lunch break in t...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - September 14, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: APhA Courtesy Errors GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Just a question Management PHARMACY SECRETS! Prescriptions TPA Work Sucks Source Type: blogs
I Foresee A MisadventureEmail this article to a colleague.
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As I look into my crystal ball I see a bottle of Pradaxa opening and the capsules placed into a 7-day pill minder. The caregiver filling this pill minder does not know about the storage mandates for this medication leaving the patient open to drug failure and clots.I am asking each and every practitioner to make sure to double or triple counsel each and every patient you are putting on Pradaxa and any caregiver(s) they are going to have involved in their drug routine.Pradaxa is extremely sensitive to humidity and should be taken as prescribed every day for 30 days after the seal on the original bottle is broken. Pradaxa SH...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - September 11, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Helping a young pharmacist establish authority when faced with strong technician personalitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Note: Please visit this lady's website. The Wicked Chemist! She "affectionately" called me a troll, but she likes my posts!
This is a submitted question/dilemma from a young pharmacist known as "M" -- s/he is requesting that the community help her with some professional advice and recommendations from our little blogosphere community.
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As a new pharmacist, I have a dilemna concerning my role/authority in the pharmacy. Since I'm new to the store, I have a lot to learn from the senior techs as far as managing the pharmacy is concerned. In essence, they are actually training me to run the pharmacy. For thi...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - September 9, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Courtesy GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Just a question Management PHARMACY SECRETS! Politics Prescriptions Technicians Work Sucks Source Type: blogs
Your refill? Yeah, it’s too soonEmail this article to a colleague.
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This is a guest post from a technician known for now as J.S. -- s/he will be responding to all comments as necessary. Should you want to send a private email, please use the CONTACT Page and I will forward it on to him/her.
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"REFILL TOO SOON," GUYS. That means, in pharmacy lingo, your insurance will not pay for your prescription until the resubmit date. One late night at the pharmacy, which by the way is in the ghetto, a woman comes in to refill her son’s prescription. As I processed the prescription I explained to her that it is a REFILL TOO SOON and the insurance wouldn’t pay for the refill until tomorrow mornin...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - September 6, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Courtesy Disgusting Drug Seekers Engrish Government GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Lazy People Me hating others Money Prescriptions Rude Stupid People Technicians True Story Welfare Work Sucks Source Type: blogs
Let's Talk About SexEmail this article to a colleague.
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I'm not going in to the freaky deaky stuff for the time being but I do want to address a growing and sad issue: Plan B. Multiple times each work week I see panicky scared little girls come in for Plan B or send in their boyfriends to buy it because they are TERRIFIED that their parents will find out what dumb ass little teenage loser they let wallow in their baby gutter. This needs to stop.If you are so afraid or too embarrassed or too immature to have an open adult dialogue with your parents about sex then you have NO business f*cking!!! My parents failed to do this with my older sister who got pregnant in high school and...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - September 3, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Oh No She Didn't!Email this article to a colleague.
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Oh yes I did! Tasty now has a Twitter account for all the little things I want to say but just don't need a whole blog post.
Your new favorite thing is @FFPTastyTweets
MWAHAHAHA (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - September 3, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
What The Smurf?!Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - August 7, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Clash of the TitansEmail this article to a colleague.
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In case you have been hiding in a bomb shelter for the last few months you missed the announcement that Walgreen's was not going to renew its contract with Express Scripts for prescription processing at the end of 2011. They have already dropped E.S. employee rx processing and are ready to give the rest of them the old "heave ho".Why would a pharmacy business give up a ton of customers, including all military rx insured? Due to craptacularly low reimbursement rates from the processor (ie E.S.). Why lose a sh*tload of money if you don't have to. This is not the first time Walgreen's has gone toe to toe with an rx insurance ...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - August 6, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
...And Then I Don't Feel So Bad...Email this article to a colleague.
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Sing along to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music but for the love of Pete don't drink searing hot beverages whilst reading or singing along...Opened abscesses stuffed full of packingBurns bad enough for most skin to be lacking Infected piercings that might have gangreneJust a small taste of the gross things I've seenUnder-size tube tops on large whiskered womenMultiple ring worms on neglected childrenPants low and saggy on wanna-be thugsScarred by the things I see while counting drugsWads of gross money from dark sweaty placesAmphetamine junkies with scabs on their facesThe smelling and itching of fru...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - July 23, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
The History of MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
1000 B.C. - "That root is heathen, say this prayer."
20 A.D. - "That prayer is good, but you have to pray in my name me to get through to Dad."
1850 A.D. - "That prayer is a superstitious chant, drink this potion."
1940 A.D. - "That potion is merely snake oil, swallow this pill."
1970 A.D. - "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic four times a day."
1980 A.D. - "Bacteria aren't the problem. Viruses are enemy number 1! Get this vaccination, but you still better take our pills too!"
1990 A.D. - "Taking pills four times a day? That's ARCHAIC! Take this tablet ...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - July 23, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Doctors Drug Companies Education Patient Education Pharmacy School Prescriptions drugs history Medicine Pharmacist poison Source Type: blogs
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Just wanted to post a friendly reminder that this blog in NO way reflects the views, opinions, operating paradigms, etc of our corporate paymasters, any board of pharmacy, or any pharmacy related organization. This blog is a group of people exercising their right to FREE SPEECH. We do not strap you into a chair, prop your eyes open, and force you to read our opinionated/asinine/ridiculous blog posts. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T READ IT! Have a wonderful day! (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - July 21, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Crashin Your PartyEmail this article to a colleague.
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I reached in my mailbox and came back with a letter from the Florida Board of Pharmacy. It was not license renewal time so I tore it open with wonderment and curiosity and was rewarded with fantastically amazing news: New legislature passed for pain clinics.HB7095 and HB1319 were signed by Governor Scott and went into effect July 1st. The news says Gov Scott's approval ratings suck but I give him a happy two thumbs up! These house bills changed the guidelines for pain management clinics, prescribers, pharmacists, and pharmacies. Both bills, oops laws can be read in their entirety at www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Legislation/legi...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - July 8, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
It's About Damn Time!!!Email this article to a colleague.
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Thank you Mylan for taking the initiative and creating something palatable. A million Type 2 Diabetics sigh in relief that they no longer have to stuff some foul ass fishy tablet down their throat to control blood sugar and staffers like the change in smell also :) (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - June 11, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
I Hate F*#%ing CouponsEmail this article to a colleague.
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I always try to be helpful and tell people with high copays to "Google" the drug and usually there is a coupon/loyalty card/copay discount card/etc to be found on the company sponsored web page advertising whatever crap you just can't live without. So the lady I talked to on the phone dutifully printed out a coupon and sent it with her husband. Of course she printed the coupon for up to 75% off for cash paying customers instead of the one for a copay discount.Upon hearing the bad news husband proceeds with a tantrum so the tech comes to me and I see that this is for the child of the lady I spoke to on the phone. I explain ...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - June 10, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix ItEmail this article to a colleague.
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I understand that a new allergy pill has gone over the counter. I also understand that your tiny little brain has been subliminally programmed by years of advertising campaigns that "new is better". I do not understand why you came in to debate the advantage of switching to the heavily advertised next big thing when you have complete symptom control and no adverse reactions to your current allergy pill. Use what works because if you do switch and have some weird reaction I am just gonna bust out the old "I TOLD YOU SO!" and you are not gonna like that dose of smug. This is me "Thank you for shopping at McDruggie's!" and th...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - June 4, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Voicemail prescription on Memorial DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Had a doctor call in a prescription today...on Memorial Day. I could tell from his tone on the voicemail he left that HE WAS PISSED. He was bothered. He was angry. He was leaving a prescription for, let's call him Cal Ripkin. Here is the message verbatim:
"Prescription for Cal Ripkin. Zpak. No Refills. This is Dr. Johnson."
Luckily, I knew who Dr. Johnson was because he did not say his first name. I could just hear it in his voice that Mr. Ripkin called him at home or through the exchange acting as if he would absolutely die without a ZPAK STAT! And, rather than tell Mr. Ripkin to stop being a pussy and take a nap and some...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - May 31, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Courtesy Doctors Drug Seekers Education Just a question Lazy People Me being a dick Patient Education PHARMACY SECRETS! Prescriptions Stupid Doctors Stupid People True Story Work Sucks antibiotic antibiotic misuse health Source Type: blogs
SCARY as HELLEmail this article to a colleague.
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Jesus, Walgreens! http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/The-4-second-Rx-review-Who-benefits/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/716700 (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 30, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Drug TopicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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I was flipping through drug topics and came across a couple things I would like for my fellow retail slaves to read.In My View by Charles Phillips MD on page 18 of the May 2011 issueThe Perils of Pill-Splittinghttp://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/The-perils-of-pill-splitting/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/721902andFinal Word by Tom Hanson BS Pharm on page 62It's Always Been About The Staffinghttp://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Modern+Medicine+Now/Its-always-been-about-the-staffing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/721899Both pieces are in line with thoughts I have had for a very long...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 30, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
In Case You Wondered What I Want For My Birthday...Email this article to a colleague.
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** Severed head of patron saint of genital disease goes on sale **The severed head of the patron saint of genital disease goes on sale in County Meath< http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-13522546 > (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 27, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Poojama JeansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 25, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
I Threw Them AwayEmail this article to a colleague.
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So I get a phone call on 4/14. A lady is looking for refills on hydrocodone. I took a look in her profile: #56 tramadol 50mg on 4/12, #200 hydrocodone/APAP 10/325mg on 3/29, #160 hydrocodone/APAP 7.5/325 on 3/28, #60 tramadol 50mg on 3/8, and this repeats twice a month for the previous three months and once a month for two months prior to that. I asked her what happened to the hydro 7.5/325 and she told me she threw it away.It seems we have a problem. She has repeatedly been getting both strengths of hydro and now she is lying. It is another case of pain patient turned addict. I hate this. We are manufacturing junkies beca...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 22, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Everything Is Better With BaconEmail this article to a colleague.
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I wonder if we could get children to take medication with bacon flavor? I know dogs and cats love this selection of flavors. I also have had parents tell me that some of the fruit flavors we use are gross. I know every child I have encountered loves bacon, even if it is turkey bacon. There is just something delicious and magical implicit in the word bacon. Hell, I even have a close up of the crispy bacon bottle as a screen saver because everything, even computers, is better with bacon. (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 19, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Existential DilemmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A few weeks ago my mother passed away. She didn't believe in going to the doctor and was adamant on not using medications if she didn't have to. Hell, we joked around about which nursing home she wanted to live in and what would she do after dad dies because statistically men die younger than women and my dad's father died in his mid fifties. She had a long family history of heart disease, multiple cancers, and Type 2 diabetes through several generations.When her father went through his fight against heart disease and diabetes she watched him go through multiple doctor appointments, surgeries, and medications. He had heart...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 17, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
The crap people send me…Email this article to a colleague.
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I got the following email from "Pat" concerning a "pain contrtact." One side of me wants to say, you're an addict and you need help from a few different doctors. One side of me wants to say this poor woman's pain is being under treated by her physician. Still yet, one side, the prevailing side, doesn't give a flying f.. I present this email for your amusement. Readers, please tell her what you think. I get so many emails/contact notes from folks like this, that I no longer take the time to respond. It is up to this community to cull its nuts.
From: pat <d********y@yahoo.com>
Subject: Pain Contrtact
Title: Tech...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - May 11, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Doctor Shopping Drug Seekers GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Me being a dick Stupid People True Story drugs health healthcare hydrocodone Medicine Oxycontin pain pain contract pain medicine patients Percocet Pharmacist Pharmacists Source Type: blogs
From the Makers of "Fukitol"Email this article to a colleague.
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When I saw this Mother's Day card at Target, I immediately thought of Dr. Grumpy and Fukitol brand medication.You know I had to pick this up for my MIL. (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - May 3, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Sad timesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Big N Tasty experienced an unfortunate event over Easter. I hope and pray she will be OK. To all her fans-please send her supportive and healing thoughts.Thank you,Filet (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - April 29, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Lap ApronEmail this article to a colleague.
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A mighty protrusion of skin fold outcropHanging out below your muffin top.Creating friction and moisture for a minutiae of beastSuch as bacteria, fungus, and the opportunistic yeast.I'm not talking about something worn when serving a patronI'm talking about the voluminous reach of a skin fold lap apron.For many aged* it's from caloric expansion with tonicity lostFor others the result of surgery/dieting with rapid weight loss.Whatever the cause of your lap apron may beHygiene is important, keep it dry you see.If your lap apron becomes a prohibitive part of your anatomyFind a good surgeon who can perform a panniculectomy.Wit...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - April 20, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Very ImportantEmail this article to a colleague.
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The trio of blood pressure medications on the other side of this prescription were so very important for survival that the patient walked all over it. (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - April 15, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Allergy WarsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Spring has sprung and with it comes wonderful blooming flowers, trees, and their allergenic pollens. Allegra has made the jump to OTC and the ads on TV are now showing the polite fight to obtain OTC med sales. The funniest is a handful of people sitting around talking about their allergies and one guy is going to take Allegra then another guy pipes up "You can't take that with orange juice." I crack up every time I see it. Of course it is an ad for rival Zyrtec. Hopefully Claritin will join the fight and politely shame both of them..... Non-drowsy Zyrtec? You put me in a coma so I think Claritin will politely kick your ass...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - April 6, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Changing My Name To Captain ObviousEmail this article to a colleague.
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Late one night a lady and her teenage daughter come to the pharmacy. They had been in the emergency room because the daughter had occult abdominal pain. I'm not talking demons here, in medical terms occult means of unknown origin. I could pinpoint the most likely problem and solution just based upon observation of the daughter in the waiting room. She was morbidly obese, playing a video game on her phone, eating potato chips, and drinking a Pepsi. To my keen sense of observation I am going with bowel obstruction. Looked at the rx and sure enough it was a laxative and pain med combo. The most likely reason: low fiber diet a...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - April 5, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
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I'm tired of randos coming to my website and submitting bullshit comments to various posts. I've got better things to do than delete 3-5 comments per day calling me an asshole, a meany head, or questioning my professionalism/ethics (and then banning the user)...as if you reading a vague story about a drug seeker / drug shopper compromises THEIR privacy. As if ANYONE reading these stories can find out what state I'm even in -- much less a patient's name. That's just not possible. Considering that I'm not a complete idiot, I change facts, details, and other things to keep the backbone of the story without making it so obvi...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - April 4, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Blogroll Blogs I like Courtesy Disgusting Education Hate Mail Me being a dick Me hating others Rude Stupid People Source Type: blogs
Doctor shopping and insurance fraud and asshat patients — OH MY!Email this article to a colleague.
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Man, these folks are coming out of the woodwork!
Had a lady call me for a refill (on we'll say 3/19) on her (surprise) Norco 10/325 last week because she was (surprise) going out of town. It had been 9 days since we had refilled it. The prescription was for 50 tablets taken every 6 hours. I put it in as a 13 day supply. I told her that it would be "a few more days" before it could be filled. She, of course, did not agree with me. She tried to tell me that it was a 12-day supply and we, meaning my pharmacy, "always fill it three days early." Well, she's wrong...maybe two days early...on a 30 day supply...if the patient isn'...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - March 23, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Doctor Shopping Doctors Drug Seekers Insurance Companies Laws Me being a dick Prescriptions Stupid People True Story Work Sucks Angriest Pharmacist controlled controlled drugs cvs Dumb health healthcare hydro hydrocodon Source Type: blogs
Flounce Like You MEAN It!Email this article to a colleague.
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I mean, if you're gonna announce, "I'm never coming to this store again!" as grandly as if Queen Liz was standing in front of Pick Up, make it count! (Once you slink in the next week and you kinda feel like the whole pharmacy staff is smirking at you, know that we are.)I had someone tell me they were leaving because I talked 'like I was a pharmacist'. I'm not sure what that means, other than counseling a patient and I wouldn't do that, so as usual I just brushed it off. Today, when this patient stood in front of me, I didn't comment, but my smile must have radiated pure evil, because she didn't even blink when I told her 1...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - March 22, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
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Hate putting away totes of warehouse? Feel like it takes aaaaaaallllllllll day? I am going to let you in on my sure-fire method to efficiently put away those drugs/supplies!***Tote of refrigerated items first*** This has nothing to do with how much or how little is in the tote, it has to do with drug stability.***Miscellaneous small boxes of syringes, test strips, etc that come separate from the totes*** These are annoying, small, and the whole box of stuff goes in one spot on the shelf.***Now the other totes***1. Oversized items (bowel prep jugs, boxes of syringes, 500-1000 count bottles, pound jars of ointments, large li...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - March 20, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
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New t-shirt design inspired by a comment. The commenter suggested a shirt saying something to the effect of "SUPPORT INDEPENDENT PHARMACY." While this shirt doesn't necessarily say that, I believe the concept is similar. For those of you in retail, take no offense. It's a joke...where do you think I work now? To see the image in a better detail, check out the image on ZAZZLE.
If you want to see the entire gallery of shirts, you can click the Zazzle link in the frame to the right. The CafePress link has a wider selection of the shirts bearing the same images/sayings/logos if you want something exotic (like hoodies, underwea...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - March 19, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Me being a dick store Work Sucks Angriest Pharmacist cvs drugs funny t-shirt health healthcare Medicine Pharmacy prescription rite-aid The Angriest Pharmacist Wal-Mart Walgreens Walmart Source Type: blogs
Sleepy, Not SleepyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dear Torrent Pharmaceuticals,I have several patients questioning the potency of your 10mg zolpidem tablets. One lady even took one and 1/2 tablets and still was wide awake 3 hours later. I had the pleasure of her multiple phone calls. Please take a few tablets and sample their actual active ingredient concentration to appease the doubters.Thank you!BNT RPH (Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy)
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - March 18, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
Nuclear MeltdownEmail this article to a colleague.
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Attention Public:Calling the pharmacy and stopping by the pharmacy will not get you potassium iodide tablets. I do not know what you have heard on the news or read on the internet but potassium iodide will not save you from radiation poisoning. I repeat: Potassium Iodide Tablets Will NOT Save You From Radiation Poisoning!Potassium iodide is only used to protect the thyroid gland. It does not protect anything else on or in you from radiation and its detrimental effects. In severe cases it will not even be enough to protect the thyroid gland so get over it.The US government has stated that we (in the US) are in no danger fro...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - March 18, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
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I swear on the life of my unborn children that the following conversation is almost 100% exactly as it happened. Right as it concluded, I went and recorded a "note" on my iPhone to help me remember this idiocy...
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"I was wondering, if I brought a list of my medicines up here, could you tell me how much each of them would cost?"
"Are you on file here? And do you have insurance?"
"I've never been here before, but I have Paid insurance."
"Well then, unfortunately, I cannot. Your best be would be to look on the back of your card and call the Member Services or Customer Service number listed there. T...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - March 17, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Drive-Thru Education Insurance Companies Just a question Lazy People Me being a dick Me hating others Money Patient Education PHARMACY SECRETS! Prescriptions Stupid People True Story Work Sucks $4 $4 generics $4 List 4-Do Source Type: blogs
I Want A New Drug!Email this article to a colleague.
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Feeling down? Well drop that bag of Cheetos, get off the couch and get ready to take control! We here at Fast Food Pharma have got a whopper for you!Be a part of the latest and greatest drug ever created! Have the ability to heal yourself with your mind! Be the life of the party! Feel like a million dollar per episode sitcom king!Our warlocks are working overtime to crank out our sacred proprietary blend of tiger blood and Adonis DNA. You can be the first to take the greatest drug on the planet: Charlie Sheen! So come on over and start "Winning!". What are you waiting for????*Charlie Sheen may cause an uncontrollable urge ...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - March 15, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Source Type: blogs
How to get a Prior Authorization — RN-styleEmail this article to a colleague.
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This is a message for all you nurses out there. This post is now the PREMIER AUTHORITY on how to get prior authorizations -- in STEP BY STEP FASHION. It's an overly simple 4 and 1/2 step process. As a wonderful "side effect" of this process, you will waste at least one week of a pharmacist's time and, an added bonus, really piss them off as well. It's a win-win for every RN!
4) REPLY TO ALL FAXES REQUESTING YOU GET A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION BY SIGNING IT AND AUTHORIZING "1+2" REFILLS. This is a GREAT way to both waste a pharmacist's time and really frustrate them. In most instances, they've told the patient 48-72 hours. ...
Source: The Angriest Pharmacist - March 15, 2011 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Authors: TheAngriestPharmacist Tags: Courtesy Doctors Education Insurance Companies Lazy People Me being a dick PHARMACY SECRETS! Prescriptions Stupid Doctors Stupid Nurses Technicians Work Sucks Guide How To LPN Prior Authorizations RN Step by Step Source Type: blogs
