Pyxis Problems

There's a current thread polling about waiting in a line at the pyxis, the time it takes to pull meds, etc.

I don't get interrupted too often by staff when I'm using the pyxis. The occasional RT to pull meds for breathing treatments or the pharmacy tech to fill some med(s), but usually it's the patients who'll interrupt. They start lining up outside the med room right before med time like Wal-Mart campers on Black Friday.

I refused to open the med room door even though they knock and scratch on it like crazed zombies.

I also refuse to answer the phone when I'm setting up meds. I figure if it's really important, they can call 911.

The Pyxis has its own personality. It's very anal and moves at its own pace. Cubies take forever to open, especially the ones containing acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. I may be wrong but I don't hold a lot of faith in them improving a patient's memory or reminding the cubie to open. I swear! The cubie that contains Aricept takes forever to open!

Okay. That's a start. What kind of Pyxis Problems have you experienced?