Gimme my Lortabs
If you’ve worked retail pharmacy, you know exactly what’s going on here. The general public tends to be ignorant of the mechanics behind pharmacy operation. “You know I picked up my last refill only two days ago? Oh $#&@!”
How many of us have heard the story that goes like this:
Pt: Someone broke into my house and stole my meds!
Pharmacy: Oh no! We can get an emergency fill of your blood pressure and asthma meds ready right away!
Pt: Oh, they didn’t take those. They just took my Xanax. The ones that look like bars. The name brand ones. I need those emergency filled. Make sure they’re the bars. Can you give me some extra, too? Just in case they break in again. My doctor said he’s cool with it.
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