I need help!!!! I dated a pharmacist. When we first started dating they turned off my iCloud message back off she said for her safety. I didn’t think anything of it. They are prescribed by her polish doctor that does not use computers but paper only. They is prescribed Adderall, Vyvanse, Oxi-Codon, and Ambien they is highly addicted to them an has been on the oxi- 10+ years no pain management or physical therapy or check ups. They know how the system works on when and where to refill so they don’t get flagged in a system. Meaning they will fill at different pharmacies . She knows all the systems she use to be a district leader for C*S . She also orders illegal drugs in weight for Festivals… Ketamine, Molly, pressed pills of ecstasy, acid and Xanax. They have a whole menu to order from… now since I broke up with. They Has a restraining order on me so I can’t speak out to board of pharmacy or the corporation they works for. Going through the court process. When they is at work it seems like they is high like a kite the best person ever the happiest on the high then gets home after work and comes down and the mood switches straight evil. What the heck should I do?

Do you counsel patients on eating a low tyramine diet when on metronidazole? Is it just a pearl that isn't actually clinically relevant?

They’ll do whatever to get whatever

I am a fairly new pharmacist (graduated 2022) so I don't know proper etiquette or whatever it may be for reporting nurse practitioners, physician assistances, or facilities..

Background: I have been working at a community pharmacy located in Virginia for a little over a year now. My pharmacy team and I really only have issues with the urgent care across the street.

They constantly put refills on medications, make mistakes in directions (which are obviously corrected after we make a phone call), we've had on multiple occasions that they get the patient's date of birth incorrect on the prescription, mix up the dosing for brother/sister, etc. we've also had them writing prescriptions for stuff that is completely out of their scope (for example: 6 months of fluconazole to treat "resistant" yeast), and they also write hardcopies for opioid containing prescriptions such as Tylenol #3 and tramadol or try calling them in and they always state "their system is down" which in Virginia the law code states that it must be e-prescribed with some exceptions such as the system being down (so I'm now calling BS because it's been "down" for over a year now 🙄)

We have talked to the urgent care on multiple occasions trying to correct this behavior but it hasn't gotten much better. I'm at my wits end because we then have disgruntled patients coming to the pharmacy expecting everything to be ready and they get pissed when I either say I can't fill it or get irritated with us for mistakes that the urgent care made (such as DOB issues). Ultimately they are making more work for us, are treating things inappropriately from an urgent care perspective and then get attitudes with us when we refuse to fill things because clinically a lot of things they do just don't make sense. There is always push back about the opioids as well stating "they never have issues with other pharmacies" and get defensive and pushy to make us fill it generally when the patient is already in store because again, it's right across the street 🫠 We obviously document everything, but I'm at the point where something needs to be done or I'm scared they are going to cause serious patient harm.

I've tried calling the board of nursing and also the DEA and no one wants to pick up the phone to talk.

I guess what I'm asking is for guidance to try to remedy our ongoing issue with them.

Thank you so much for reading up until this point. I appreciate and welcome any feedback/advice.

Hi guys!

I moved from England to Canada in 2018, finally got licensed as a pharmacist in Canada in 2023. Was a horrible journey.

Now I’m working in retail pharmacy (corporate) and I am exhausted. I’ve found my self not liking this profession anymore, but I feel bad seeing I spent years trying to get licensed in Canada.

I get home everyday after working at the pharmacy and I’m so frustrated. I’m trying to see what other aspects of healthcare I can go into that is fulfilling. I find that retail pharmacy is all about metrics and money, I mean it’s a business after all right.

Can anyone be of help with this. Really need to get my act together.

Is there anybody here from NZ that works as a pharmacist or in a pharmacy and can help me with a few questions please?

The dermatologist sees 100 patients/day open 5 days a week, willing to refer them all to me. Rent is very reasonable, seems like a sweet deal! But opinions are split - some say pharmacies aren't profitable due to insurance, others disagree. Haven't been in the game for 10+ years, used to consult and open pharmacies. My parents and sisters are all pharmacists but don't own. I want to do this on my own. What's your take? Any advice or insights?

Where I live there's this infamous customer who is basically blacklisted everywhere in the metro for trying to fill his furosemide rx as early and often as possible.

At the chain I worked at I denied him because I checked his profile and realized he had managed to fill like 1000 tablets between between all our stores in a matter of months.

Over the next couple months I got calls from several other unknowing independent pharmacies he targeted after us realizing themselves something weird was going on with this guy and wanting to know his story.

I figured he had been burnt on every pharmacy and this saga was over, but lo and behold, a year later and I'm opening my own pharmacy and sure enough one of the first calls I get is this guy trying to fill his furosemide thinking I'm a fresh target. He's STILL at it.

Any ideas what's going on here? He always asks what brand, and he specifically wants the "Leading" manufacture. I consider myself street smart, certainly far from naive, I can usually sniff out shady business, but here I'm at a loss.

The only I thought I have is he's reselling them trying to pass them off as something else, but does that even work in 2024? And even if you did manage to pull it off a couple times I don't see it being a long term scam that lasts a year..

It’s undoubtedly true that many or most pharmacists in retail practice are unhappy due to the poor working conditions. Regardless of the fact that retail pays relatively well, it’s still considered as “golden handcuffs”.

So , I wonder if there are burned out pharmacists in other non-traditional sectors of pharmacy also such as pharma, inpatient etc .

I work for a retail chain, but it's one of the rare "good" ones (staffs well, pays well, treats employees as more than just machines to churn out metrics), but I saw an offer for a hospital job that's mixed inpatient verification and clinical (that didn't require a residency) in a different state with one of those LinkedIn "EasyApply" buttons. Got a response requesting an interview within a day. After the first interview within another couple days I received a request for a second interview. It's all kind of moved very fast. The only thing is the hospital is in a rural area 1500 miles from where I live now which is a mid-sized urban area. I've lived here for 5 years and am hesitant to uproot my life and move plus pay all the fees for reciprocating my license to take a hospital job just for the sake of it being a hospital job.

Does anyone have any true insight or advice (other than saying "JUST DO IT IT'S NOT RETAIL") as I'm trying to come up with reasons to make a decision one way or the other. Thanks :)

Hi r/pharmacy, I am a relatively a new retail pharmacist who has been dragging my feet about re-educating myself to prepare for a clinical setting. I am asking what kind of education materials (books, apps, etc) would you recommend? If you are a retail pharmacist what materials do you use to keep up to date on medications? Thank you for your time.

I’ve just been offered a job at an incredibly competitive hospital but it would be half the hours I’m on now. I am a pharmacy student and currently and contracted 4 days a week at a large hospital system until July. It’s been tough but i love the security of my income. I’ve been offered a casual role as a student at my dream job however, they can only offer me 1-2 days a week as a casual. I’m not eligible for any Centrelink assistance as a student and I cannot really afford 2 days a week with what students make an hour.

Just wondering what others would do in my shoes; is happiness really worth struggling financially for a little bit or do I say no and stay at my miserable job with financial security?

Which is the better paying option? I am already aware of the hectic schedule so thought might as well make the most money out of it🚶‍♀️As an international graduate from India which pathway should I go for? KAPS or OSPAP My priorities in the order: pay after taxes>lifestyle conditions.

The fTC just banned non-compete agreements on a federal level: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ftcs-noncompete-ban-could-reshape-the-us-workplace-140012480.html

Does this mean I can openly pick up shifts for competitors if I want?

Throughout my 5 year career 7 retail pharmacies and 1 hospital I’ve met 2 Hispanic pharmacists. I originally wanted to be one but things change people change…lol Are any of you guys out there? If so congratulations on being!

I’m from Southern California and I feel as though Hispanic representation as a pharmacist is lacking in my area even though there’s a bunch of Hispanic pharm techs.

I recently saw an ad about “starting a fresh pharmacy career in New Zealand” and I realized I never thought about practicing in a different country. Studying abroad is something I always wanted to do but since graduating that is not an option.

Do y’all have any recommendations or have any experience with this? I’m 29, single and been working retail for 3 years. The world is my oyster and I feel like doing something like that might be a nice opportunity for me.

Appreciate any advice!

Has anyone else in other pharmacies seeing an increase in the past few days of patients asking for Novolin R to buy? Approximately 5 patients have stopped by asking to purchase some and we don’t have any in stock. We are just being curious 🧐

Manage your time better and stay adherent! Typical retail rant. Have a good day y’all!

I've tried finding some recommendations, but not much. Trying to update my resume/cv. I've worked in hospitals predominantly, luckily, without a residency. I've been working for about 6 going on 7 years and worked at 8 different places. Should I get rid of my IPPES/APPES? I don't have any publications or presentations

Oncology pharmacists how do you like your position compared to general inpatient staffing or clinical? Was it difficult to land the position and how challenging was learning and training for it? It seems that there's a lot of demand for oncology infusion because that's a big money maker for medical centers

In retail setting, is wearing perfume generally not acceptable? (Hospital is no no cuz sterile compounding) I vaguely remember that someone said some patients can be sensitive to scent, so health care providers should not wear perfume.

But over the past I have noticed some technicians I work with in different stores wear them.

Considering how cramped the pharmacy usually is, is wearing perfume a bad idea?

I am not a big perfume guy but I am just curious cuz now I can only wear perfume on days off.

I'm a middle-aged p4 about to graduate. My PharmD is paid off, from a combo of GI bill and my own savings. My peers are understandably worried about paying their loans right now. I find myself getting dragged into conversations about student loans, since everyone just assumes I also have one. I feel awkward because I don't want to make anyone feel bad by telling them I have no debt. Is it better to tell people or keep it quiet? Thanks in advance.

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Hey I'm in my final year of pharmacy school, but honestly im not really sure what field i wanna choose next, please help me select. Should i pursue an M.phil or Masters in Pharmacology/Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics or Pharmaceutical Chemistry? Or should I do something else like work at a pharmaceutical industry? Also if i wanna go into drug discovery and development, which field should I choose? I'd greatly appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!

Any redditors on here from the past who kept asking is pharmacy worth it, was told no, and then still went on to do it?

How's it going these days and do you regret your decision?

We told yall...first hand experience on what it was like....no wage increases, no PTO, no respect, no Healthcare opinion impact, no Healthcare provider status, no work life balance.

This is the weekly thread to highlight anything new you learned last week!

Links to studies and articles are great, but so are anecdotes and case reports. Anything you learned in the last week you want /r/pharmacy to know goes here!

Retail pharmacist, I am beyond burned out on these drugs. From the 100s of calls to ask for stock availability, to the 50 different flavors of the same drug my patients have in workflow, the transfers, the insurance audits.

I had been able to keep a couple of all strengths zepbound and mounjaro in stock by limiting patients to a 1-month supply and doing manual orders throughout the day (vendors allocate 1-2 per week, but if I order more than allocation, they won’t send me any.)

I give up. I’m tired of telling my incompetent techs only 1 month per patient - only for them to undermine my efforts when I’m gone.

Tired of the entitled, ungrateful patients that want to argue with me when I tell them I’m not doing 3 months so that I can keep the drugs in stock.

I give up on even trying, my reorder points are set, if they come in through my computerized order I’ll dispense them first come first serve.

/endrant

Will the state of Minnesota ever allow pharmacists to work remotely? My job duty doesn’t require any in person patient contact. But I have to work on site due to pharmacy board requirements. I truly love my job and definitely cannot imagine doing anything else. But I would love to do it from a state where I have family and friends. I have no one here. Everyday I go from home to work and back like a zombie and I don’t know when the respite will come.

Sorry for the rant.

We just helped a couple of clients post claims from Ascend. If anyone uses that or other software and still have issues, happy to share our experience.

Anyone work here or know someone that does as pharmacist sterile manufacturing? Curious to know if this 503b kind of job is stable and what the work is like