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110. Dealing with a patient who call and says, "Refill all my prescriptions. They're all in your system." Yes, along with everything you've taken over the past 5 years. - Ashley

109. Dealing with nurses who leave complicated prescriptions on voice mail who think they are in the "Talk Real Fast" Olympics.

108. Working with physicians who invent their own dosage regimens. When informed of inappropriate prescribing, they insist it is what they want, and who are you to question them.

107. Dealing with rebate card that require 10 minutes (if not more) of your time trying to figure out how to submit the proper coordination of benefits permutation so that the patient can get their rebate. The marketing departments of manufacturers should settle on a single format and stick to it before you drive us all over the brink. - Terry Carlisle

106. Wasting pharmacists time with random phone calls from people who don't identify themselves or give a prescription number. Yet, they want advice on the medication, followed by people who will only talk to the pharmacist about something a technician could easily assist them with. - Kevin O'Brien