Privacy Please

baseline · Mar 3, 2003

You must go to the same pharmacy I do!!!! I want to knock her off her pegs!!!!

Nurse Ratched, RN · Mar 3, 2003

Today I was in the store and the cashier was checking out something the family ahead of me was buying and YELLS across the aisles to another cashier, "Can you buy (such and such) with WIC?" Personally, I didn't think it was the rest of the store's business how these folks were paying for their groceries. I hear you - some people just don't think.

ERNurse752, RN · Mar 3, 2003

I was in line, waiting to pick up a prescription, and the pharmacist was on the phone clarifying something...he was on hold, and starting making derogatory statements about nurses thinking they know about meds etc...

Grrrr...

emily_mom · Mar 3, 2003

Originally posted by Nurse Ratched
Today I was in the store and the cashier was checking out something the family ahead of me was buying and YELLS across the aisles to another cashier, "Can you buy (such and such) with WIC?" Personally, I didn't think it was the rest of the store's business how these folks were paying for their groceries. I hear you - some people just don't think.

They can get in trouble for that!!! How embarassing for the mom!

Um, why don't you switch pharmacies? Obviously they don't appreciate your business and I think they are extremely unprofessional! :rolleyes:

I drive an extra 15 miles to mine just because the local one is similar to yours.

Trauma Columnist · Mar 3, 2003

Gosh - how awful. Lucky we're healthy, I guess.

nurseandmom · Mar 3, 2003

I recently had a tooth pulled and went to the closest pharmacy to get my scripts for Darvocette and antibiotics filled. They told me it would be 45 minutes, now keep in mind I am standing there with my mouth filled with guaze. I wait the 45 minutes then go back and ask for the meds. They tell me it will be 45 minutes. I say-"That's what you told me 45 minutes ago". I get a smirk and no apology she just repeats it will be 45 minutes. I asked if there is a problem with the script. I get no reply so I ask for my prescription back and take it to another pharmacy where it takes all of 10 minutes for it to be filled. I think they were much more compassionate because I was sitting on the bench rocking back and forth in pain. Needless to say I will not be going to that pharmacy for ANYTHING ever again.

MissdonditaBsn · Mar 3, 2003

Next time remind them of the dreaded....... H-I-P-P-A...... for they too must adhere to the same standards of privacy.

OBNURSEHEATHER · Mar 3, 2003

Originally posted by nurseandmom
I recently had a tooth pulled and went to the closest pharmacy to get my scripts for Darvocette and antibiotics filled. They told me it would be 45 minutes, now keep in mind I am standing there with my mouth filled with guaze. I wait the 45 minutes then go back and ask for the meds. They tell me it will be 45 minutes. I say-"That's what you told me 45 minutes ago". I get a smirk and no apology she just repeats it will be 45 minutes. I asked if there is a problem with the script. I get no reply so I ask for my prescription back and take it to another pharmacy where it takes all of 10 minutes for it to be filled. I think they were much more compassionate because I was sitting on the bench rocking back and forth in pain. Needless to say I will not be going to that pharmacy for ANYTHING ever again.

:rotfl:

This reminds me of when I had 2 wisdom teeth pulled and had to do the same thing. The girl behind the counter kept saying "10 more minutes" every time I went up there. I finally took the wad of bloody gauze out of my mouth and acted like I was handing it to her and said "would you mind throwing this away for me then if it's gonna be that long?"

It's amazing how quickly they were able to count out 30 Vicodin!

I agree witht he above poster, the word HIPPA is gonna spout from my mouth on a regular basis now. If it's got to make my workday so much worse, Imight as well get some leverage out of it!

Heather

nurseandmom · Mar 3, 2003

Well, I have found the HIPPA regs to be great when getting those extremely irritating phone calls from the patients next door neighbors brother demanding to know every treatment and med the patient is getting.

cpgrn · Mar 3, 2003

Recently left a pharmacy with my son's prescription for the same reason. Is it that hard to get good help anymore?

sjoe · Mar 3, 2003

It would seem to me most useful to take the immediate step of insisting to speak to the pharmacist in charge (or store manager in the other instance) RIGHT NOW whenever these kinds of things happen.

THEN, if the pharmacist doesn't quickly correct the situation, move on to another company. I'd give the "boss" at least this one chance to fix it, AND to learn about this kind of problem if it hadn't been brought to her/his attention earlier.

That's what I do, at any rate (except at places where obviously nobody would care, from top to bottom--like a McDonalds, for example).