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|Articles|December 28, 2021
- December 2021
- Volume 87
- Issue 12
Pet Peeves: December 2021
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Trivial Transfer
When patients ask to transfer medications that have no refills.
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
When patients ask to transfer medications and give the information to the wrong pharmacy at a different location.
Pointless Prior Authorization
When the pharmacist does all the work for a prior authorization that the patient wants filled elsewhere.
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Bossy patients, abandoned prescriptions, drive-through demands? We want to know! Send your pet peeves to cmollison@pharmacytimes.com. We’ll share them here and online.
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