Hey im currently a retail pharmacy technician, im currently making only 15 n hour and while that’s considered livable for me now my limit at the store im at is 21.50. i live in georgia and i was wondering if hospital pharmacy techs actually make more and what that work life balance is like? im not a college person, ive always done better working first hand and through experiences.

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Posted by1 day ago

Jobs, Saturation, and Salary

And just like that… retail pharmacist jobs started disappearing.

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Posted by1 day ago

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You all rock.

My local small town Walgreens Pharmacy if full of some of the nicest people I have met. And today I walk in to have a script filled to some old hag screaming at the top of her lungs because her prescription was out of stock. Three of the five ladies working were crying and this lady seemed to be enjoying it. So naturally, as a millennial man with little filter or tolerance for assholes, I decided to share some “constructive” things with this lady. She quickly proclaimed I was awful and that she’d never do business at a Walgreens again. Then I ordered everyone at the pharmacy lunch. And since I’m sure all of you deal with this type of thing on a daily basis, and sadly I can’t buy you all lunch as appreciation… I wanted to say you all are freaking great and deserve to be treated better, by the public and the companies you work for (especially in retail).

Thanks for keeping us sick people alive, we appreciate it greatly

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Posted by1 day ago

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I don't even know anymore

Guy comes in and picks up a script, asks to speak to RPh.

He shows me his bottle of furosemide that he picked up in January that had a medley of tablets in the bottle and says it is the pharmacy's fault.

He said he doesn't take the other two random pills in the bottle. I ID'd them and he indeed has no history of taking them based on our pharmacy records.

Tried to ask him if he has anyone living with him and if they may be on the meds and "NO THIS HAPPENED HERE". Then he just left.

Man I'm just a floater but idk. Seems pretty weird to have a bottle of pills for nearly two months and then INSIST it was us despite the medication being out of our possession for so long.

It was like someone dumped two other vials of medication into this guy's vial.

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Posted by39 minutes ago

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Texas Pharmacists

I have some questions that I am struggling to find the answers for online for Texas pharmacists.

🔹️Does CVS and Walgreens actually have a policy stating they can't prescribe controlled substances if the doctor is more than 50 miles away? If so, are they not aware how large and rural Texas is? It is not unlikely that a patient will see a specialist outside of a 50 mile range. 🔹️Can pharmacists in Texas refuse to fill prescriptions for no legitimate reason (i.e. script is clearly real, valid DEA and license, valid diagnosis, conservative dosing on 30 day supply of medication)? At what point is refusing to fill a script "practicing medicine"?

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