Crazy RxMan: Demotivational Hump Day... The 4th

I am the Crazy RxMan, your local pharmacist... smart enough to be a pharmacist, insane enough to work retail!

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Demotivational Hump Day... The 4th

Posted by Crazy RxMan at 4:00 AM

Email This BlogThis!Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: You're just messing with us today!; May 4, 2016 at 2:20 PM

I'm Crazy RxMan

Crazy RxMan: I work as a retail pharmacist for a pharmacy inside a national grocery chain. I try to provide top notch pharmacy knowledge and service to my patients while ensuring their safety. I also try to earn a profit for the company. There's only three things standing in my way: My patients, the doctors that write their prescriptions, and the company where I work.

View my complete profile

HACKS for PHARMACISTS and TECHS

Flu Shot Hack
How to Tame Progesterone Capsules
X Marks the Spot

USEFUL POSTS for PATIENTS

Do You Really Need BRAND Synthroid?
GoodRx is Not-so-GoodRx Part 1
GoodRx is Not-so-GoodRx Part 2
MONDAY isn't a Good Day
Pain "Management" Clinics
Sending Hubby to the Pharmacy
The BEST TIME to Ask for a Refill
The Concept of Time
The DANGER of "POLYPHARMACY"
The Truth About Prescription Discount Cards
The Usual Characters on this Blog
What is a FORMULARY?
What is a GENERIC Drug?
What is a Pharmacy Technician?
What is a PRIOR AUTHORIZATION?
What to DO if YOU get the FLU
What's WRONG with $25 for a Transfer?
Why did my CO-PAY go UP?
Why it takes TIME to get your Rx Filled
Your Meds are ONLY for YOU

Twitter Followers

Crazy RxMan Tweets

Tweets by @CrazyRxMan

Keep to The Code

Keep to the Code

If you're a new pharmacist, you're probably unaware of The Code . Yes, pharmacists have a code of conduct. This isn'...

FUNNY Posts for Pharmacists and Techs

But they FELL into my Cereal...
Common Clichés Modified for Pharmacy
Diary of a Sad Pharmacist
How to REALLY Piss off your Pharmacist!
Itching for a Prank!
Keeping a Straight Face
Patient Listening Skills
Reasons for Early Refill
Recognizing GOOD Deeds
Size, Color, and Frequency
The Day the Heavens Smiled
Todd Soonler got an MRI
Weird Questions from Patients
You Running Late?

Stuff I Read

Doctor Grumpy in the House
PHARMACIST STEVE
Pharmacy Edge by APPA
Pharmacy. Jim Plagakis. Pharmacist
pharmacygal
pharmLand
The Honest Apothecary
The Pharmacist's Gadget Perspective
The Pharmacy Daily News
The Pill Perspective
The Redheaded Pharmacist
TheCynicalPharmacist
VIEWS FROM MY SQUAD CAR

Crazy RxMan's GRIPE Box

10 Things NOT to do when Writing a Prescription
Clearly the System is Broken
Doc Office is NOT Your Friend
DUR Overrides
Feeling Uncomfortable?
Following Directions is Apparently Difficult
Go as FAR as You Can
Medicaid Mary and the Magic Elves
Miss Loosey
No Tech Help on a Busy Monday
Payment Responsibility?
Pharmacist NIGHTMARE Day
Physicians: STOP DOING THIS
Playing with Fire
Ring... Ring...
Sometimes There's NOTHING You Can Do
Testing the Water
Time for the Fraud to Stop
What's Wrong with this Picture?
YOU have a CUSTOMER

Crazy RxMan ‏@CrazyRxMan Oct 19

#Pharmacy is like The Wizard of Oz: Most of your patients & doctors have no courage, heart, or brains, and all YOU want to do is go home.

Search This Blog

Blog Archive

► 2020 (2)
- ► August (1)
- ► March (1)

► 2019 (22)
- ► November (1)
- ► July (2)
- ► May (1)
- ► April (3)
- ► March (1)
- ► February (5)
- ► January (9)

► 2018 (254)
- ► December (15)
- ► November (13)
- ► October (8)
- ► September (24)
- ► August (28)
- ► July (26)
- ► June (25)
- ► May (16)
- ► April (19)
- ► March (28)
- ► February (24)
- ► January (28)

► 2017 (349)
- ► December (29)
- ► November (30)
- ► October (29)
- ► September (29)
- ► August (27)
- ► July (30)
- ► June (30)
- ► May (31)
- ► April (28)
- ► March (30)
- ► February (26)
- ► January (30)

▼ 2016 (352)
- ► December (30)
- ► November (27)
- ► October (30)
- ► September (29)
- ► August (25)
- ► July (31)
- ► June (28)
- ▼ May (31)
- ► April (30)
- ► March (31)
- ► February (28)
- ► January (32)

► 2015 (212)
- ► December (31)
- ► November (29)
- ► October (29)
- ► September (30)
- ► August (28)
- ► July (2)
- ► April (12)
- ► March (8)
- ► February (20)
- ► January (23)

► 2014 (359)
- ► December (31)
- ► November (29)
- ► October (29)
- ► September (30)
- ► August (31)
- ► July (29)
- ► June (30)
- ► May (29)
- ► April (30)
- ► March (32)
- ► February (28)
- ► January (31)

► 2013 (369)
- ► December (30)
- ► November (30)
- ► October (33)
- ► September (30)
- ► August (31)
- ► July (31)
- ► June (30)
- ► May (31)
- ► April (30)
- ► March (33)
- ► February (28)
- ► January (32)

► 2012 (90)
- ► December (29)
- ► November (27)
- ► October (27)
- ► September (7)

► 2011 (1)
- ► November (1)

MOST POPULAR Posts by Visits

10 Reasons WHY your Pharmacist HATES GoodRx

1. GoodRx calls it a “coupon” — like it’s a barcode we scan at the register and it takes money off a prescription co-pay like a grocery coup...
So the Truth FINALLY Emerges about GoodRx

Consumer Reports recently published an article about GoodRx. Their research indicates that people do save money. That was never in question...
Reasons for Early Refill

Reasons you want to refill your narcotic early: You lost it Someone stole it out of your purse/car/medicine cabinet You're going...
Not-So-GoodRx Part I

GoodRx is not so good for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. We are already overworked . The higher the number of prescriptions filled a...
Todd Soonler got an MRI

This is a copy of a copy of a copy, so it may not be that readable. This was an actual prescription for Percocet presented to a l...
The Truth About Prescription Discount Cards

Suppose you go down to the grocery store and load your cart full of groceries. You have $200 worth of groceries in your cart to feed your fa...
Doctors are Trying to Kill Pharmacists

The following prescriptions indicate that doctors are really trying to kill pharmacists, their patients, or both: I really want to ...
Not-so-GoodRx Part II

On Saturday, April 22, 2017, I posted a link to an earlier blog post about prescription discount cards such as GoodRx on Twitter. On Sunday...
A Pharmacist's tongue-in-cheek guide to patient etiquette

1. Be sure to stare at the pharmacist while your prescriptions are being filled. Staring at the pharmacist makes him or her work faster. ...
10 Things NOT to do when Writing a Prescription

Dear Prescriber, Here's TEN things you should NOT do when writing a prescription: 1. Don't BOLD the last zero When you ...

Recent Visitors

Subscribe To

Posts

Atom