The *Angriest* Pharmacist You want your prescription filled when? Eat shit…

Why APhA Sucks

APhA - American Pharmacists Association - "Improving medication use. Advancing Patient Care." - Dictators of coveted domain "Pharmacist.com"

We all know they suck...but do you know why?

Is it because they are pushing all this clinical pharmacy/residency bullshit down the throat of our schools and therefore our students? Well, yeah.

Is it because they promise to lobby for pharmacy but refuse to accept that retail pharmacy is the backbone of our pharmaceutical (and entire healthcare) system? Well, yeah.

Is it because they have yet to use the power of the pharmacists they represent to achieve the goals they haven't yet set for themselves (because they failed to see the necessity)? Well, yeah!

Is it because they have taken the money of pharmacists across the nation (in the form of dues) and rather than benefit the profession, adequately lobby Congress for ANY change, or fight for pharmacists working 12+ hour shifts without a break (all the while attempting to ignore it's even pharmaceutical care in the first place) they have let the PROFESSION OF PHARMACY become a demeaning JOB? -- Where the community expects it in 5 minutes, for $4 (or free), and to be given a $15 gift card for their trouble? WELL, YEAH!

Is it because they thought it appropriate to waste time and money on THIS STUPID BULLSHIT? Oh, you'd better fucking believe it.

APhA - you had your chance. For fuck's sake, you've been at it since 1852. Now, I will admit, pharmacy has changed for the better. You might have played some role in the changes over the past 20 or so years -- you sure as shit will claim them as your victories. But, for right now, you aren't doing anything.

You've become worthless.

You've allowed yourself to be so focused on expanding on facet of pharmacy, clinical pharmacy (to you "better pharmacy"), you've completely forgotten to take care of the boys in the trenches -- retail pharmacy -- WHERE YOU FUCKING STARTED AT!

Well, now you've been weighed, you've been measured, and you have been found wanting.

There's somebody new in town. The Pharmacy Alliance knows what we want. It also knows how to get there -- utilizing the power of each individual as the source of strength for the whole. You may be the big dog right now, but guess which type of pharmacists make the most money? That's right -- the ones that you have scorned, ignored, and left for dead.

I gave you a little coin in the past. I regret that now -- seeing that you used it to make stupid ass videos and pander to your special BCPS buddies. Instead of give that little to you, I'm giving a lot to TPA (once they get that whole 501c3 thing sorted out of course...:-)

Sincerely,
TheAngriestPharmacist

PS - I realize the irony that I was moonlighting as a clinical pharmacist. My buddy's vacation is over, he's back from Midyear, and that has come to an end. They offered me the job, and I didn't take it. I'm a Retail Pharmacist, bitches.

PPS - I'd like to thank Tom, loyal reader and pharmacy student extraordinaire, for pointing this ATROCITY out to me.