Disclaimer, Policies, and Rules

Posted by The *Angriest* Pharmacist as Work Sucks

I have recently updated the Disclaimer, Policies and Rules which govern this website. You may view the most recent version of the rules at:
http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/about-2/

This post was made to allow users to make suggestions to these rules to make them better, worse, more clear, more lenient, et cetera. Feel free to comment.

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RULES

1. I spend a lot of time and a little bit of money in the creation, maintaining, and production of content for this website. Since I put all of this into TheAngriestPharmacist.com, I get to make the rules. They change based on each situation which, in turn, affects the next situation. Therefore, these rules are ever evolving.

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7a. Be nice. I will not openly attack anyone for no reason, but when provoked, I will defend myself and my opinions to the fullest extent of my data and abilities. If you’re a jerk, mean, or a down-right nasty dickhead, I don’t like you. If you disagree with my opinion, that is fine. I can accept the fact that there are two sides to every decision. Your dissent does not require you to attack me as a person or my website in any way, shape or form. My content can be scruntinized and put under a microscope. At no time should you feel the need to curse at me or use any type of hate-filled language in your comments. Comments that don’t follow the rules will likely not be published. If they are published, you can guarantee that a bolded comment will be put beneath it.

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10. These rules are not all encompassing. Situations will be interpreted with available data and information as it is available/provided. I will serve as judge, jury (with the help of the readers in some cases), and executioner.

Another ignorant commenter

Posted by The *Angriest* Pharmacist as Work Sucks

I received the following comment in response to my post, “The Last Day I’ll Ever Be Questioned.”

hey bitch how about instead of acting like your the man for teaching everyone a lesson you should be shuting the fuck up. First no one cares about this story how is it funny how is it satisfieng to read??? Your a fuckin bitch and an asshole face it no one likes you, your probably fat and even more likely a republican…..fuck off theres enough assholes on the internet

This is the kind of shit I get — the comments that the readers don’t see. The ones that are just borderline go on through with a quick rebuttal. I delete 30 of these types of comments per day. I’m going to make a point here with this assclown. [Note: Most hateful, swear filled comments DO look like they were typed by 4-year olds. I don't fully understand the correlation.]

- His IP address WHOISed to Palmerton, PA.
- The email address he left gave me his first name and middle initial.
- I Googled his email and only guitar tab songs came up. He plays guitar, how cute.
- I went to Google Phonebook typed in the part of the name I knew and got one result.
- Now I have his full name, email address, phone number, home address, and a map to his house.
- The population of Palmerton, PA is 6k, so it’s highly likely I have the right guy.

Don’t fuck with me. People need to realize how much information is at their fingertips. I know everything about a random commenter 10 minutes after he made this little stupid, swear-filled [And typo filled], comment.

If I was a vindictive, hateful person in REAL life, what do you think could happen to him? What would a truly crazy person do?

Do you think it’s funny now you little son of a bitch? Flexing your e-nuts like that?

I could have published everything I know about him. I won’t, but I could. I’m gonna cut back on doing that. I guess it’s a little harsh. I’ve removed some older stuff like that. But the point remains clear, you are not anonymous on the internet. You need to watch out for yourself and not mouth off like that. Who knows what other info I could have about him? I definitely know everything about his computer, even how long (to the second) he was on my website.

I voted for Obama already,
The Angriest Pharmacist

Have a nice day

Posted by The *Angriest* Pharmacist as Just a question, Rude, Salutations

“Have a nice day.” — “Have a good day.” — “Have a great day.” — “Have a good weekend.”

I refuse to say any variation of the above when I am working the register. It’s not that I’m not polite to people, I just feel that it means nothing. Everyone hears it all day long, with every purchase they make, every person they have an encounter with. With everyone saying this, it just means very little. There’s no power behind it. Also, does it really make you have a better day? Having a high school-aged cashier tell me, “Have a nice day,” does nothing for me. It doesn’t make me feel better, it isn’t an ego booster, and it certainly does not mean that I am going to have a good day.

Additionally, do we care if the person has a nice day? Most of the time our patients are sick, so they are not going to have a nice day. Sometimes, they are rude, so we don’t WANT them to have a nice day. Sometimes they are perfect, and we do want them to have a nice day. So, why don’t we reserve that for the people we enjoy, care about, and want to have a nice day — those great patients that love and respect us, that hug us and call in their refills early, that understand “the doctor did not call back” does not mean “the pharmacist won’t give you your medicine.” They deserve a great day. They get a little more out of me in terms of politeness. Everyone else does not get that from me.

So, is that rude? Am I wrong? I’m sure someone out there has some crazy reason for why I should say, “have a nice day” — or why they do. It’s not going to change my mind, but I will humor you.

What do I say to end a sale and say goodbye?

“Thanks a lot. We’ll see you next time.” — because hopefully, if I’ve done my job right, they’ll want to come back, whether for an Rx, beer, or a greeting card.

Have a nice day,
The Angriest Pharmacist

Do the doctors even care?

Posted by The *Angriest* Pharmacist as Work Sucks

I let my keystone tech take scripts off the phone. Today, she took a script that read: E-mycin 500mg po qd #30 with one refill. I verified with her that this is what the doctor intended. She concurred, and said that was exactly what the person calling it in said. I also noticed in our computer that the patient had reported an allergy to Clarithromycin….great call, doc!

So, I called the office back to verify the prescription. I, of course, had to leave a message and wait for them to get back with me. A few hours later (and the patient yelling at me twice over the phone) the script was changed to E-mycin 500mg 2 po qd x14d with no refills. So, we went from a 30 day (subtherapeutic) supply to a 7 day supply that still subtherapeutic — not to mention that E-mycin is going to be pretty hard on the stomach at that dose. They didn’t give two shits about the allergy and said it was okay — probably an upset stomach. I’m sure she’ll be allergic to this as well.

Does this doctor even care? The patient obviously doesn’t care since she yelled at me twice on the phone for trying to get her a dose that would DO something for a bacterial infection and NOT kill her. Unfortunately, the doctor couldn’t provide either of those — as I’m not completely sure what type of reaction (if any) the patient had with erythromycin.

Nonetheless, I filled it and the patient picked it up. I told her that this medicine was usually given four times a day, but the doctor specifically told me he wanted it 2 tablets in the morning. I told her she should definitely take it with a big breakfast to help with the upset stomach that will occur.

I’m wondering if perhaps this is one of those instances where the patient goes to the doctor and pressures him/her into writing something…anything. “Why not? They paid the copayment…write me a damn script!” Of course, it’s redundant to say that this all leads to antibiotic resistance. The doctor either doesn’t care, succumbs to the pressure, or something else is going on — I’d imagine it’s a viral infection. The doctor just wanted to give her something rather inert to make her think he “made her all better” with his “life saving prescription” — we’ll see.

Charter still sucks

Posted by The *Angriest* Pharmacist as --Not Pharmacy--, Engrish, Just a question, Me being a dick, Stupid People, Update

Some of you may have read my posts about Charter Cable completely sucking — and the follow up. I still think they suck. Now I’ve had another encounter that is absolutely redonkulous.

They have an online chat where you can ask simple questions and get quick answers. I’m sure that is manned by children paid pennies in India, but I used it nonetheless. Here’s the conversation(s).

Thank you for choosing Charter Chat Live! A Customer Care representative from General Sales Inquiries will be with you shortly. You have been connected to CVH Annyvette .
CVH Annyvette : Hi! My name is Annyvette. Thank you for contacting Charter Communications. How may I assist you?
TAestP: Is there a way to view all movies available On-Demand?
TAestP: I’ve found channel listing and a few upcoming movies on your website, but not the entire list.
CVH Annyvette : I’m sorry, but it would appear as though you have been mistakenly routed to our sales group. May I transfer you to our cable support group for further assistance?
[Here's where I waited 5 minutes because it assumed my question was about buying something. That's freaking stupid.]

Please wait while we find an agent from the CHAT - DUMA - Video Support department to assist you.
All agents are currently busy. Please stand by.
An agent will be with you in a moment. Thank you for your patience.
The next available Agent will be with you in a moment.
You have been connected to TTD Doreen .
TTD Doreen : My name is Doreen. Thank you for contacting Charter Communications. How may I assist you?
TAestP: Is there a way to view all movies available On-Demand? I’ve found channel listing and a few upcoming movies on your website, but not the entire list.
TAestP: The menus to scroll through all the movies is slow, clunky, and not convenient
TTD Doreen : You can view the On Demand menu on channel 999.
TAestP: I’m sorry — I meant on the internet. Because channel 999 is very slow — you can only see 5-6 movies at a time — I’d like to be able to view the ENTIRE list or even search through it for a specific movie using keywords, categories, or movie titles.
TTD Doreen : Like I said, you can view the entire list by pressing 999 on the remote and following the menus.
TAestP: Like I said, I want to view it on the internet — not my television. I’d also like to speak to someone that is not a complete retard.
TTD Doreen : I am sorry. We do not have it available on the website.

Wow — what a complete retard! Plenty of time elapsed between each statement, so it wasn’t that she just responded too fast — she was just an idiot. That was also rather rude as well — don’t you think?

I can accept that they don’t have the list online — it’s stupid since our society is driven by information at our fingertips — but I can accept it. But, seriously, have you tried using their on-demand menus? Talk about a piece of worthless shit.