Pet Peeves (October 2018)

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Pharmacy TimesOctober 2018 Diabetes
Volume 84
Issue 10

Read about rude patients, arrogant doctors, and more pharmacy pet peeves.

TRICK OR TREAT

Patients who come to the pharmacy in costume on Halloween and ask for free pills.

FLU SHOT TO GO

When patients ask us if we can give them a flu shot through the drive-thru window so that they don’t have to get out of the car.

HIPPACRATIC OATH

Patients who get angry at us for not sharing protected health information about other patients, even after we tell them about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

CALL ME A DOCTOR

Physicians who insist that I’m not a “real doctor” after I tell them that I earned a PharmD.

What's bothering you? Bossy patients, abandoned prescriptions, drive-thru demands? We want to know! Send your pet peeves to rmarotta@pharmacytimes.com.

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