Thread: Mail order pharmacy

Quote: Originally Posted by WVUPharm2007 No. However, they are the worst jobs in the industry. You are essentially a professional label-scanner. I'm pretty sure its where all of the idiots you know in school will wind up. I am considering either mail order or a hospital staff position. After working at Walgreens for 6 months I decided that dealing (kissing a**) with rude/impatient customers is not my cup of tea. Mail Order is the LEAST...

Quote: Originally Posted by WVUPharm2007 I go talk to people all the time. Coumadin teaching, asking them what the hell it is they take at home because I know they don't take Prograf 800mg q12h as the med rec sheets claim they do, going on the long-stay patient rounds they make me go on occasionally...etc... Though if you don't want to, I suppose you don't have to....just call the nurse on the floor and have them go ask...but I...

Quote: Originally Posted by StaviZFingerZ quiet... you don't know chit! Hells nah, oh great overseer.

I have a phone at my desk, but I only occasionally use it to phone physician offices. There is a whole set of pharmacists that are on the phone for counseling/drug questions. I could never do that job.

Quote: Originally Posted by SHC1984 I am considering either mail order or a hospital staff position. After working at Walgreens for 6 months I decided that dealing (kissing a**) with rude/impatient customers is not my cup of tea. Mail Order is the LEAST stressful job right? If you're looking for a low amount of stress, hospital staffing is NOT going to do it for you. The stresses are different than retail, but they're still...

Quote: Originally Posted by WVUPharm2007 Mine is "50/50"...even though I try to avoid the clinical shifts with a passion because it boils down to doing menial work like IV/PO conversions, vanc monitoring, and anticoag "monitoring" (we are basically baby sitters that make sure the physician has called in the daily warfarin dose based upon INR...we make no decisions ourselves...lame...)...I think I'm...

Quote: Originally Posted by SHC1984 People are always talking about owning their own pharmacy to make more $$$. Some independent pharmacies are doing very well. Are there any independent mail order pharmacies???? will that be just as successful? why or why not? Anyone know anyone that has opened an independent mail order pharmacy?? It sounds more profitable than a independent retail pharmacy b/c you are selling by bulk right? Why and what...

Quote: Originally Posted by SHC1984 How do you like working mail order? Do you recommend it for someone that wants a low stress enviroment? i thought having a government job or being a nuclear pharmacist was relatively low stress.

Quote: Originally Posted by SHC1984 I am considering either mail order or a hospital staff position. After working at Walgreens for 6 months I decided that dealing (kissing a**) with rude/impatient customers is not my cup of tea. Mail Order is the LEAST stressful job right?

Quote: Originally Posted by Praziquantel86 A single establishment would never be able to establish the economies of scale and vertical integration necessary Took the words right out of my mouth.