Location, location, location
by Dropper on Jan.07, 2012, under Pharmacy Life
This rant is not so much about the what of pharmacy as it is about its where. In real estate parlance that would be location, location, location. Or because I work and live in the same town you could put it another way, “Don’t shit where you eat.” Rolling out of bed and into work has its advantages, but as you may surmise, also has its drawbacks.
After trudging through another three day work weekend, where the customers are kind enough to inform me how beautiful it is outside and insist on expressing their condolences that I have to work on such a day, I get a much needed day off. I’m fortunate to wake to a beautiful spring morning. There are birds singing and the sun is quickly warming up the day so far, so good.
A fool by any other name
by Dropper on Nov.07, 2011, under Pharmacy Life, Pharmacy rants
Some things I’ve learned as a pharmacist:
Jokes about the relationship between men and women may not always be judicious, but they are funny and pretty much based in truth.
I don’t know this for a fact, but it seems that welfare pays for cigarettes but not for soap or laundry detergent.
Seven (at least) habits of highly annoying people
by Dropper on Oct.19, 2011, under Pharmacy Life
Pharmacy, like all professions, is rife with problematic situations. While there may be a myriad of topics to discuss, the one that always provokes the most fervent reaction is the asshole customer. That arrogant, self entitled person who bleeds blue and shits ice cream. The quandary is the wheel upon which we ride; we hate them, but they pay our salary. You can yell at your tech, your manager, even your boss, but must placate these assholes. Some of us are good at dealing with these twits and the shit just rolls off. Others, not so much. We mumble under our breath, slam the phone, kick the printer and are prime candidates for a cardiac event, or at least the development of a nervous tic. So, if any of the following describes your behavior, and one day you see your pharmacist being wheeled away with his eyes all glazed over, drooling and in restraints, you know something has just shorted out, and your actions are no doubt a contributing factor. You just might be an asshole:
Pharmacy 101 – A pharmacy primer
by Dropper on Aug.01, 2011, under Pharmacy Life
Good Morning Class,
Welcome to Drug Store Droppings. Many of you have chosen this class to learn about the interesting yet frustrating intricacies that are involved in being a pharmacist. While others are serving a penance for having the audacity to ask, “Why does it take 20 minutes to put a few pills in a bottle?” or plead, “Please hurry, I’m double parked.” Either way, this class will meet on a weekly, biweekly or random basis depending upon my mood, and you are all expected to attend. The syllabus, as will be followed, may differ slightly; however, the subjects covered will include but not be limited to the following:
