Sometimes I hate work

I've been in this funk lately. I've had all these things happen that make me think "Hey, this would be a GREAT experience to blog about!", but then 5 minutes later I'm in a stupor because Mr. So and So can't understand WHY his Viagra is too soon, when he just got 8 pills 3 days ago, and his insurance limits him to 8 per month.

I'm going to try to sum up some of the best stories now, and try to start writing down some ideas for here.

This guy came into my pharmacy at night one night. He had a script for Vicodin HP. For 300 of them. It was a legit script, despite the fact that the doc didn't sign it. I called the office, spoke to the doc in question, had him speak to the RPh on duty as well, and we gave the guy a partial. When we got the full amount in, we discovered that he'd had it filled somewhere else the week before. I called that opposing Chain Pharmacy, and spoke to a friendly RPh who told me he'd personally filled her script -- first as a partial, then as a completion, FOR THE SAME DRUG AND QUANTITY, A WEEK BEFORE. How you could blow through 300 Vicodin HP's in a week blew every single one of our minds. I spent that day on a crusade. Between the insurance company (WHO I HATE), the doctor (who apparently is doing a drug test on the patient, which I applaud!), and the other pharmacy, we found out that this guy really isn't trustworthy, and needless to say, our PIC told him that we won't be stocking that drug anymore. He was pissed, but he knows he's been caught. He does not know that the doc is waiting on drug test results. A little more digging turned up that he's been on Suboxone and Naltrexone before. Clearly those drugs didn't work for him.

A lady came in who insists we order her Percocet brand. We know, from one of our RPh's being friends with people in other pharmacies who deal with her, that she sells these drugs. We have finally had it with her, and we are finally pushing her out the door. I am just thrilled we don't have to stock brand Percocet anymore!

The week preceding the full moon was a disaster. We had floaters in and out because we got a sick pharmacist. We had new patients transfering lists and lists of drugs in, many of which were too soon. Then, even though the pharmacists at the other stores said nothing was in their bins waiting, the patients insisted that they were, and they were right. I spent half a day rebilling for someone.

We discovered after a week that our Vicodin HP patient's doctor had previously had rx pads stolen off of him. Not the best news to hear, but at least that person is done with.

It's been a crazy time in the Pharmacy, but all these good stories that I know I was planning to write up have fallen out of my mind. I'm bummed.

One last thought:

I've got another two fuck you's to issue: number one, to our dear friends at Actavis Totowa again, because all of their freaking drugs are being recalled, and my shelves are rapidly becoming devoid of drugs I have cranky old people on. Fuck you number two goes to my dear friends at Procter & Gamble. I am so fucking TIRED of your drug reps coming in and wasting all our fucking time with all your new fucking ACTONEL PRODUCTS!! If it wasn't enough to have the once weekly Actonel 35, and the Actonel plus Calcium, now you give us twice a month Actonel 75, and, the best news yet ... ONCE MONTHLY ACTONEL 150!! I forgot to mention the 30 mg Actonel and the 5 mg Actonel as well. These drug reps come in and interrupt me as we're dealing with an onslaught of waiters, always without fail. Do me a favor, and just fucking quit bugging me. I'm not going to tell people to go beg their doctor for a drug that's likely a higher tiered copay, and I'm not going to waste my time giving out the millions of coupons you'll give me for a drug that probably won't catch on at my pharmacy. Nobody wastes their time with Boniva due to the price. Everybody loves Fosamax now, since there's generic alendronate. So stop bugging me. I'm busy.