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.....what it's actually like to work in a pharmacy. I am a pharmacy student within one year of graduating and becoming a full-fledged pharmacist. What most of you are missing is the fact that the blog you read is a way for TAP to get out all his anger, instead of yelling at the patient!

He's not talking about those of you who take care of yourselves, he's referring to those who eat what they want, don't take their medications and blame the pharmacist when they run out of strips. The pharmacist gets blamed for EVERYTHING!!! No matter what happens, no matter whose fault it is, the pharmacist gets the brunt of the complaints.

We love people that know what A1c is! We love people who take an active approach to their own care! I bet most of you in this forum DO NOT qualify as the type of patient TAP is referring to.

The great majority of phone calls I get go something like this "I need to know if my doctor ok'd my medications." No hello, no "my name is xxxxx," nothing. 95% of those calls are for Soma or Vicodin. When someone like the posters here calls and asks a question that causes us to even remotely use our brains, we jump up and down and scream!!! OK, well, maybe that last part is an exaggeration, but you understand what I'm getting at.

I don't know how many people are aware that a pharmacist goes to school for a minimum of 6 years (the majority go 8+ years) and learn much more about drugs and how they work on the body than any MD does. Chances are the pharmacist in your local pharmacy has a Doctorate of Pharmacy.

In the end, don't take everything TAP says so personal. You probably wouldn't believe the stories we get in the pharmacy because people have no common sense. I wish you all good health, both now and in the future, and feel free to drop me a line if you disagree with me!