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Pharmacy Times

November 2022
Volume88
Issue 11

November Pet Peeves

What's annoying pharmacists this month?

1. Get in Line

Customers standing at the counter when pharmacy staff membersare with patients who are picking up prescriptions.

2. Leading Questions

Patients who ask pharmacists their opinions on vaccines, with no intention of changing their own minds.

3. Paxlovid Pickup

Patients who pick up their Paxlovid prescriptions in the drive-through and are not wearing masks.

What’s Bothering You?

Bossy patients, abandoned prescriptions, drive-through demands? We want to know! Send your pet peeves tocmollison@pharmacytimes.com. We’ll share them here and online.

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