No that's okay, I don't have a life outside of here.

[Boomslang]

Sunday night. Pharmacy closes at 6pm, as it has done for well on twenty years or more.

5:58pm - Knobhead dorkspoon sashays up to the counter. "Yeah, my name is blahblah, I have a script here."
Me: "Okay." *fetches script like good little doggie*
Me: "Okay, I just need you to si..."
Him: "Oh hold on, I need to go grab a few more things."
Me: "No, we're closed. You can buy your meds HERE and get the rest of your stuff up at the front of store."
Him: "Oh."

5:59pm - Phone rings,
Me: "Blahblah pharmacy howcanIhelpyou?"
Little Old Russian Lady: "My hoozbend nids his medysin, you stay open!"
Me: "I'm sorry but we close at six."
Her: "No, you vate! We be there in two minute!"
Me: "Sorry but we close in one minute."
Her: "I am so disappoint! Why you no vate?"
Me: "What does your husband need?"
Her: "The Vater pill, he need!"
Me: "You can call the other store on blahblah blvd, they're open 24 hours. We open tomorrow at 8am. Good night."
Me: *click*

Yeah right, I'll keep the whole pharmacy open just for your HCTZ.

6:01pm - *BANG BANG BANG!!!* I NEED HELP! YOU GOT MY MEDS WRONG!
Pharmacist opens window: "What's the problem?"
DumbAss: "My son needs a two month supply, he's going to camp next week."
RX: "Okay, that's not an emergency. We open tomorrow at 8am."
DA: "YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST GIVEN ME THE TWO MONTHS I ASKED FOR!"
RX: "We have to get an OK from the insurance for a vacation override first."
DA: "Why do they have to know about it? Just tell them you're filling it for me."
RX: "THAT IS INSURANCE FRAUD."
DA: "Oh, it's illegal to go to camp now?"
RX: "We open tomorrow at 8am."
DA: "But I have a whole list of stuff here that he needs refilled!"
RX: "We open tomorrow at 8am."

DumbAss wanders off.
Slightly Drunk Princess wanders up.
It is now 6:05pm.

SDP: "Hi, is it too late to pick up my birth control?"
Me: "Yes."
SDP: "But I was at a bridal shower!"
Me: "Well I've been here all day."
SDP: "Can you transfer them to another store?"
Me: "No, but I'll stay here an extra five minutes, back them out for you and YOU can go to another store and ask that they be filled there."
SDP: "Oh, okay!"

6:10pm - A disgruntled pharmacist, a tired intern and myself FINALLY leave, grumbling all the way.

6:37pm - I am now on my second beer. Good thing I don't have a life outside of work, you know?

[Argabarga]

I hated last minute "this is an emergency" people.

The pharmacist where I worked hated them too

The answer to "it's an emergency" was always "Hospital's 1/3 of a mile that way" Harsh, perhaps, but too many darn people legitimately thought their acne meds were an emergency situation.

[Sliceanddice]

i think you transcribed the times there wrong on the first 2 storys but ouch

[katzklaw]

i just assumed the first two times were supposed to be 5:58 and 5:59

[Lace Neil Singer]

At the petrol station, we can't let people in after closing time, cuz of trading laws. However, I'm yet to see an SC who understands this.

[taxguykarl]

With regard to SDP, was this a bridal shower or bachelorette party?

[earl colby pottinger]

Water pills needed?

While I know that people who need water pills should not skip them for long periods, is there anyone who must have them right away and on time to avoid major health problems?

If my mom did not take her's for a couple of days her feet would swell up, and in my case if I go without my pills for a week or more my blood pressure will start to rise. But as far as I know no-one will suffer major problems if they have to wait a day or two only.

[AccountingDrone]

Don't look at me, I like to call stuff in a few days before I actually want to pick stuff up, like call them in on a Monday for a Thursday or Friday. I can visually check to see how many days of meds i have left - though with TriCare I can call in up to 3 weeks before the end of my third month of a three month supply.

The only time I was grumpy, I stayed in the car while Rob went in and sorted out my migraine meds - and I admit, I was about to ask him to banzai run to an ER for an injectable just to get something fast. Damned Aid of Correctness misfiled my info, or my scrip or whatnot and it took close to an hour for Rob to get it fixed and meds into my system.

[ComputerNecromancer]

Don't look at me, I like to call stuff in a few days before I actually want to pick stuff up, like call them in on a Monday for a Thursday or Friday. I can visually check to see how many days of meds i have left - though with TriCare I can call in up to 3 weeks before the end of my third month of a three month supply.

I use one of those 7 day pill thingies. The kind with 4 "boxes" for each day, and the days can be pulled out to take with you.

So every Saturday night, I refill it after taking my last pill. And I set aside any pill bottle that has less than 7 days worth of pills in it.

Then Sunday I go and get refills for the bottles that had less than 7 days left.

So at *worst* I have a 7 day supply left. At best, I have 13 day supply left.

Takes a *lot* of messing up to delay refills that badly.

[Gronk]

I really try to be sure I give the pharma at least an hour, so no one has to be rushed for me. However this story reminds me why I've followed my current pharma through 2 moves.

My doc was on Vacation so I had to use the after hours clinic & after getting my scrip I was able to get to the drug store only minutes before close, I was feeling like death warmed over & i'm sure I didn't look right or presentable at the time. when I dropped off the scrip I apologized and asked if I'd be able to pick it up first thing when the opened. I'll always remember that he just beamed this giant smile at me and said something like you got here before close I'll see that you have it before you go. I think i passed out in the chair 'cause the next thing I knew the whole store was dark and he was handing me the bag & asking me to come to the front as most of the store was shut down. I apologized to the shocked looking cashier who rang me out. and then he walked me out of the mall that had closed around us.

I try never to put others out of their way, but that kindness has stayed with me a very long time.

I guess that's why I just can't stand the folks who demand and yell for the insane requests, & appreciate the store owners who just don't put up with it, but still have a kindness for those who might need it.

[Boomslang]

i think you transcribed the times there wrong on the first 2 storys but ouch

That's what I get for drunk-posting.

[Boomslang]

While I know that people who need water pills should not skip them for long periods, is there anyone who must have them right away and on time to avoid major health problems?

If my mom did not take her's for a couple of days her feet would swell up, and in my case if I go without my pills for a week or more my blood pressure will start to rise. But as far as I know no-one will suffer major problems if they have to wait a day or two only.

The problem with this couple is they ALWAYS wait until they are COMPLETELY out of pills to call in a refill. He'd had his for that day, but wouldn't have one for the next day...which could easily have been remedied as we open at eight fricken AM.

[Teefies2]

Boomslang, unfortunately it sounds like you work for the same pharmacy I do. My all-time story of "emergency" was the man that came into the store at 9:30pm on a Sunday night. The pharmacy closes at 6pm on the weekends. As I am the shift lead, I got to deal with this jerkw......

SC: "I NEED my medicine! You have to go in there and get it for me!"
Me: "Sir I have no way to get in there."
SC: "That's BS (only he said the word). I see you guys go in and out of there all the time. You have the combination!"
Me: "Yes sir, we do, when the pharmacy is open. But you see that deadbolt below the keypad? ONLY the pharmacist has the key for that."
SC: "But if I don't take my medicine by 8am, I WILL DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Me: (thinking, so you waited until 9:30 on a Sunday night to think about that?) "Sir, we open at 8am in the morning. You can either be here when we open, or go to the Emergency Room for their assistance."

He cussed me all the way out the door.