http://justatech.blogpharm.com Pharmacy Shenanigans from the Technician's point of view. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:05:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't written for a while. We've actually been very busy at work. A new doctor's office opened in the vicinity and he works very odd hours... and lots of them, so he has been pumping a lot of business into our pharmacy. As well, the ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2008/01/20/sorry-its-that-time-of-year/ One of the positive things I can say about my company, is when they are having computer issues, they communicate to us at store level about it. Frequently. We get half a dozen faxes a day saying "your computer is going to do blahblahblah, and this is how ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/11/30/holy-fuck-up-batman/ Well... I am not bored.. but I heard that at our pharmacy the other day. It actually made me quite angry. We are a little short handed ( but then again.. everyone it shorthanded these days), so we have another tech who is coming in to fill in ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/11/10/im-bored/ We have a set of regular customers who are seniors. She is quite a bit younger than he, but she is still what I would class as elderly. These people live in the neighborhood adjacent to the pharmacy where the cost of a house runs at 600k+ ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/11/02/a-sense-of-entitlement/ Sorry to the three people who read this on an ongoing basis. I have been very delinquent. A few relationship issues, working some overtime at another store to fill in for another tech who quit 3 hours before her shift, and getting so tired and worn down ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/10/26/havent-written-much-lately/ Well... this tops it. For the length of time I have been in the pharmacy business, today we had the rudest person EVER. A very well dressed, older couple approached the counter while I was holding with an insurance company. I said that someone would be ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/10/12/rude-person-of-the-month/ Prexige (lumiracoxib)... released not all that long ago, has already been withdrawn from the Canadian market. I read the Health Canada warning about it, but since I am not in the position to make judgements, I can simply say, the company issued recall that we got said "not due ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/10/05/another-cox-2-withdrawn-from-the-canadian-market/ It really bothers me that teenagers have no common sense. I am a member of a forum community where teenage illiteracy, stupidity and lack of common sense abounds. They will announce who they're dating... who they're no longer dating, give details about their entire sexual lives ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/09/28/teenagers-and-common-sense-when-it-comes-to-medications/ We all know that most doctors have a problem with their penmanship. Illegible prescriptions are commonplace. Then they wonder why we "waste their time" by calling to clarify. One example is at the top of my mind when I am writing this. A doctor at a ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/09/18/do-doctors-actually-read/ Maybe it's more of spelling problems that peeve me. I am not claiming to be perfect at spelling, nor do I have perfect grammar, but it makes me very irate when I see educated individuals making very simple mistakes. This goes for fellow bloggers, those who comment to ... http://justatech.blogpharm.com/2007/09/12/grammar-pet-peeves/