Tag: pharmacy
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Today was Hard
My youngest son started screaming this morning. I don’t know why. I gave him his morning pills and that helped for a while. But his dysregulation returned pretty quickly. He was screaming again an hour later and got an emergency pill. He went out to sit in the car, honked the horn for a few…
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My Mental Health
For those of you just joining me I am a mental health advocate. I take my psych meds every day unless there’s a mix up at the pharmacy. I saw my counselor today and do so about once a month. We talk about the stress of my day to day life, my arguments and anxieties,…
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Risking a Meltdown
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? We have a semi verbal autistic adult son in the home. He tries very hard to advocate for himself and we encourage that. He will repeat, “Words have power,” and we hope that he has a basic grasp of what it…
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Pharmacy is Done
I have sold my last script. I have sorted through my last prescription bin. Unless I go to hell I will never do this again.
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A Year Ago
Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? My life is very much the same as it was a year ago. I had already started working the Walgreens pharmacy. I did not anticipate cutting hours there so I could bill for taking care of my children, but I was taking care of my…
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Trapped in the Drivethru
My entire six hour shift was in drivethru. It was too bad since the crew tonight was one of the best combinations. I won’t miss Walgreens but most of my coworkers are a joy to be with. It’s been a long day but I need to eat before I can fall asleep.
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Short Staffed
Our pharmacy is not only short staffed but we have the highest volume of any in the district. We don’t have space for all the volume either but most of our customers are pretty loyal. We don’t stop serving customers when prescription pile up unsorted in the baskets. We churn them out as quickly as…
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Filling Prescriptions
I got to fill prescriptions for several hours tonight instead of running a register. I’m getting better at it but sadly learning the little quirks that makes things go more quickly won’t do me any good much longer. I am looking ahead to an after Walgreens time. We’re still very busy and I haven’t gotten…
Latter Day Sinner 