tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:32:37 +0000Personale-Rx of the WeekThe GigglesCollegeGeneral BitchingApplication ProcessThe Public... OyCrime FightingRamblingsGhetto LifeWTF....UnemployedPharmacy TermsEthicsI'm A NerdHealthPharmacy SchoolA Journey Through My Life's Goal of Being a Legal Drug Dealerhttp://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/noreply@blogger.com (Phathead)Blogger528125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-7512847068076484239Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:33:00 +00002012-01-31T01:34:13.535-06:00Pharmacy School There are things that we are told growing up that make our skin crawl. Our parents speak of the boogey man hiding in our closet. Our friends speak of ghosts hiding in an old abandoned house in town. And our counterparts in pharmacy school speak in dire tones when discussing the second year of pharmacy school. One person will say it's the most terrible experience of their life. Another http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2012/01/dispelling-myth-about-second-year-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-890991620599863995Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:47:00 +00002012-01-05T12:48:09.614-06:00Pharmacy TermsEthics Much is being made about the spat between Expess Scripts (ESI) and Walgreen's (WAG) over their latest contract. While privately many in the industry appear to be siding with Walgreen's for finally standing up for the profession for reasons listed here, pubically it appears a more even split. Many decry the terrible burden this is for patients, as they are left to be pushed around by big http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2012/01/walgreens-express-scripts-and-pharmacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-4258179003138229362Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:09:00 +00002011-12-15T13:09:20.352-06:00The Public... OyThe Giggles Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the pharmacy, Not a patient was stirring, not even a proxy. Prescriptions were hung by the window with care, In the hopes that tomorrow will bring no despair. While the patients were nestled all snug in the beds, The goods one that is, likely not the hotheads. And the PBM in their castle, and we in the moat, The pharmacist is left, http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/12/twas-pharmacists-night-before-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-3901250141649624377Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:35:00 +00002011-12-12T02:04:05.763-06:00General BitchingPharmacy SchoolRamblingsEthicsWhile struggling through my undergraduate years, what stoked the fires of my soul was pharmacy. I loved every minute of being in one and would do everything I could to absorb myself in the profession. My desk was littered with trade magazines, my computer flooded with pharmacy websites and even this little site here was born out of this fit of passion. And while time was worn on and I find http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/12/where-is-passion-in-pharmacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-6824417079303280743Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:13:00 +00002011-11-15T11:33:31.818-06:00Pharmacy SchoolThe Public... OyPharmacy TermsEthicsWe are all disillusioned in the profession. Considering the majority of individuals do not believe in our national professional organization, I think it is fairly safe to use the term "all." After talking with APhA for the last month, it is clear that they are aware of the problems we all face. They do, in fact, have some reasonable ideas on how to address them. What they lack though is the http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/11/be-proactive-pharmacist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-5830221303389931096Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +00002011-11-08T01:00:47.707-06:00General BitchingRamblingsEthicsNo, The Angry Pharmacist is not dead... okay well maybe his soul is dead, but his body is still kicking out little amber vials at an inhumane pace. I started this blog over four years ago partially to centralize my interesting stories from work and partially to partake in the large amount of pharmacy bitching that was present on various websites. I'll never forget the day I first stumbled upon http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/11/death-of-angry-pharmacy-rants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-5945052050319904479Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:26:00 +00002011-11-03T09:54:40.853-05:00General BitchingPharmacy TermsEthicsTonight I was playing with my son with the TV on in the background when a commercial splashed across the screen. Immediately I stopped what I was doing and watched, jaw slightly agape, at what was on the screen. What was it you may ask? Take a look for yourself: Beautiful is it not? Even more so when you go to the actual YouTube page and read the purpose of the advertisement.http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/11/does-apha-really-represent-pharmacists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-9218976278110552411Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:42:00 +00002011-10-06T13:42:30.075-05:00PersonalRamblingsEvery day we cheat death. It is not something we readily acknowledge despite its prevalence. We choose to eat a low fat salad for lunch. We choose to drive just a little slower on the freeway after a scare.We choose to go for that three mile run when all we want is to drink a beer on the couch. Jusitifying it as a desire for "healthy living" we go about our lives without acknowledging that http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/10/will-you-remember-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-5360207782897011500Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:29:00 +00002011-09-29T12:29:00.713-05:00WTF....The GigglesThis is, hands down, the oddest spam comment I have ever had on this site. And yet, after a stressful day at work it oddly starts to make sense... I am melinda,from what I can read. It has been sad news and scam to everyone about Voodoo casters or so. But to me they are so real cause one worked for me not quite two weeks. I traveled down to where his shrine his and we both did the ritual http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/09/voodoo-pharmacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-5944331152644779537Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:15:00 +00002011-11-02T18:55:17.124-05:00The Public... OyRamblingsEthics Past writings have been evident in showing that I greatly disagree with how Walgreen's conducts their business in the profession. With firsthand experience, it is quite obvious that patient care is not necessarily their primary focus. Clearly I am not alone in this feeling as it is often perpetuated by vast number of other individuals within the profession. Then how is it that, at this very http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/09/wait-is-that-walgreens-leading-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-2315625721030920994Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:23:00 +00002011-09-14T14:23:47.770-05:00HealthThe Public... OyPharmacy TermsEthicsHealth literacy has been a buzz word in health care for several years now. It is an obvious idea when one thinks about it, but may not be overly apparent. Often we take our intrinsic knowledge for granted, and do not consider that a patient may not have basic reading skills yet alone basic science knowledge. Because of this in class we talk about open ended questions, talk-back guidelines and http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/09/health-literacy-and-increasing-patients.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-6842424007204023205Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:25:00 +00002011-09-11T22:25:36.650-05:00PersonalFewer singular words are more difficult to comprehend than the word never. We live our daily lives looking towards the future and under the assumption that we can do whatever we set our minds to. There is no 'never' in this mindset. We teach our children that they can grow up to be a world famous scientist or the president or a star football player. As we enter young adulthood, we are told we http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/09/nevers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-5589784672399339559Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:58:00 +00002011-08-29T16:12:12.614-05:00General BitchingThe Public... OyGhetto LifeWTF....Ramblings"I was wondering if you could possibly spot me enough of my meds for a week cause I won't have the money for my co-pays until I get paid next week."An innocuous question, no? I'm sure most of you are thinking that it is a completely unreasonable request and, as pharmacists, we should see no issue with heeding her request. Which would be true... unless you had a bit more information. First, thehttp://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/08/no-iphone-for-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-2234370616191285567Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:29:00 +00002011-08-24T13:40:59.285-05:00Pharmacy SchoolPersonalRamblingsFor various reasons I decided it would be best to take the summer off from using my brain. This is the first thing I have written in over two months and, for the most part, I have remained as distanced from pharmacy as I can be right now. After the last year, I felt a need to simply relax and spend time with the family. And as I look ahead to second year starting in a little over the week, I http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/08/who-am-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-8408722381293471521Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:13:00 +00002011-06-17T21:50:03.792-05:00Pharmacy SchoolYou slave through several years of undergrad, study for hours and hours for the PCAT and finally earn your pharmacy school acceptance letter. To yourself you think, "I know pharmacy school will be hard, but at last my stress will be reduced because I've finally made it, I'm a pharmacy student!"Alas this is not the case.Sure, for the first few weeks of class you ride the wave of accomplishment, http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/06/pharmacy-school-depression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-5512007425753490598Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:28:00 +00002011-06-07T20:32:54.410-05:00The GigglesDo you want to learn how to make a million dollars?Do you want to learn how to make the hottest women in the world drop to their knees and rip off your pants at the site of you?Do you want to learn how you can finally tell Medco to fuck off and die?Do you want to be able to laugh hysterically the next time someone attempts an early Norco refill and yell at them "Denied!" while you take a shot of http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/06/shamless-plug-for-angry-forums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-6008910322793769941Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:25:00 +00002011-06-01T15:00:10.324-05:00The GigglesPharmacy TermsThe remains of the fallen solders from the Prevacid tribeIn the annals of historic battles there are Gettysburg and D-Day, but never before has there been a battle as epic, or as dramatic, as the Battle of the Proton Pump Inhibitors this past evening.On one side sat the old guard, the Tribe of Prilosec led by General Astra Zenica. As one of the oldest tribes in the PPI realm, Prilosec had felt http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/05/battle-of-ppis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-3764410741795940360Fri, 27 May 2011 04:54:00 +00002011-05-27T11:28:30.249-05:00HealthGeneral BitchingRamblingsEthicsInspired by the following post over at 33 chartsBarely an hour into the first day of orientation for pharmacy school we were given the first, of what would be many, lectures on professionalism. We were told how our daily actions, both during and after work/school, would reflect both the image of the school and of the profession. Due to this, we were to maintain professional decorum at all http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/05/professionalism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-1959918309471264652Tue, 24 May 2011 00:44:00 +00002011-05-23T19:58:41.243-05:00PersonalRamblingsMy first day of work in a pharmacy was June 1st, 2001. It was my first job, and the ultimate goal was to make enough money to buy some bitchin' clothes for my sophomore year in high school.Fascination grew while learning terms like "Stool Softner" and the fact there were medications that made you pee. In fact, the "pee pills", HCTZ and Furosemide, were the very first drugs I learned. By the end http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/05/10-year-anniversary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-8163316858412521749Mon, 23 May 2011 01:45:00 +00002011-05-22T20:53:09.336-05:00Pharmacy SchoolPersonalRamblingsFirst year has been over for about a week and it's only been in the last day or two where my mind is finally able to unlock from the "Study All The F'n Time" gear. Hell it wasn't until the third day after my last final before I was finally began to feel as if the stress of school was subsiding.Funny how that works.To say I am ecstatic for this year to be over may, in fact, be the understatement http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/05/year-one-complete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-8414184241718295605Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:42:00 +00002011-04-25T13:56:44.401-05:00The Public... OyPharmacy TermsRamblingsEthicsIt is not very often that my mind is blown while working a pharmacy. After doing this for as long as I have, even the unexpected, to a certain degree, has become expected.So yesterday when a patient turned to me and said as they were leaving, “I have a question before I go…” I thought little of it. The cynic me expect some inane question devoid of common sense, as typically that is the question http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/04/i-have-question-lesson-for-profession.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-8804311769490519784Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:09:00 +00002011-04-26T17:38:29.187-05:00The Public... OyGhetto LifeThe GigglesA lively Twitter debate has sparked a collection of data, formulated into a highly non-scientific study. The results are as follows.Note: To curb some of the hate mail I've been receiving, I encourage you to check out this link. It may prove useful before getting one's panties in a bunch.AbstractThere is a direct correlation between the drivers of Cadillac Escalades, especially when they are http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/04/need-some-medicaid-for-your-escalade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-590336686608598781Sun, 17 Apr 2011 06:56:00 +00002011-04-17T02:16:18.491-05:00Pharmacy SchoolPersonalOh woe is me.That simple statement is the underlying theme of pharmacy school, at least if you ask people who are either in it or have recently escaped it. Little variation exists from person to person as while the verbiage may change, the tone does not.As I slowly begin to rediscover my pharmacy mojo and climb out of this funk from the last few months I am discovering just how truly unhappy the http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/04/collection-of-disdain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-3423203851079012627Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:44:00 +00002011-04-07T12:58:29.777-05:00General BitchingPharmacy SchoolWTF....As I walked into the pharmacy school building on the first day of classes, I was keenly aware that the next four years would be difficult. I knew that it would test every ounce of mental and emotional fortitude that I housed in my geeky little body. In the end, I would be challenged to grow beyond myself into something, hopefully, resembling a health care professional.Heading to the first day of http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/04/when-false-facts-are-factually-false.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590642898911262050.post-8169387455276105601Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:06:00 +00002011-03-31T16:21:52.873-05:00PersonalAs I sit here gazing out the library window as the wisps of spring begin to enter the air, I have been contemplating the last few months of my life. They have been a roller coaster of triumph, failure and exhaustion. With the light at the end of the tunnel slowly growing brighter, I am left in a bit of a quandary.......Namely whether or not I shall continue this blog.For almost four years and 503http://www.iwanttobeapharmacist.com/2011/03/to-post-or-not-to-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Phathead)10