|Articles|May 26, 2022

May 2022
Volume 88
Issue 5

Pet Peeves: May 2022

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Ringing Off the Hook

Calling about home COVID-19 tests 100 times a day.

Mask of Least Resistance

Patients cutting the line to get free N95 masks.

Now You Tell Me

When a patient comes in to pick up a prescription or prescriptions and part way through checking them out say they have other prescriptions to pick up for other individuals.

What’s Bothering You?

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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