good things come in 3s
Okay, I’m studying peptic ulcer disease right now and I am reminded of this hilarious website I found back in 2004 when Vioxx was withdrawn from the market. I wish pharmacy school were this entertaining!
A new post is on its way soon: An Ode to 7:30s.
OK. It has to happen. Sorry you guys have to read this. I normally complain to Hannah after work, but she’s sleeping. And this time, I’m not complaining about a patient, but a co-worker.
I witnessed something at work today which really made me mad — and almost makes me want to call the Loss Prevention office. One of my co-workers, we’ll call him J, decided he would help his grandma by picking up her Lantus for her yesterday. He came through the drive-thru and end of story, right? No, he leaves work today, goes out to his car, and then minutes later comes back in with a prescription bag in his hand. HE LEFT HER INSULIN IN HIS CAR THE ENTIRE DAY! The high was 90 today! He’s such an idiot. So does he refill the prescription, call her insurance for an override, and then pay another copay? No. He gets two new vials from the refrigerator and takes them home! For those of you playing along, that is essentially robbing the store of $218.99. That is a direct cash loss because you’re stupid and think you can leave your drugs in the car like a library book or a movie from Blockbuster. My question to you is: would you have left your double cheeseburger that you got from McDonald’s in the car? (He’s overweight, so that joke is kind of lost if you don’t know him.)
Okay, so some people in the crowd want me to give him the benefit of the doubt. “Whatever, it was a silly mistake and you should just make fun of him once he leaves the store.” No, I can’t believe he didn’t pay for a refill! Can you imagine walking back into McDonald’s after leaving your double cheeseburger in the car overnight and asking them to exchange it for a new fresh one? They would laugh in your face! (And a double cheeseburger only costs $1. It’s even more preposterous to ask them to exchange 219 double cheeseburgers!) But golly, here at the drugstore, it’s not your fault that you’re not responsible. We’re just like a department store with a great return policy. Except for the fact that by law we can’t dispense drugs which have already left the pharmacy. But that’s not your fault, I guess. Are we not teaching personal responsibility anymore?
