Pharmacy Tech - issues - what can go wrong - and how to fix it
Automation
manual
- CVS
- I went on a field trip
- there were pill counting machines for 99% of the pills
- one would think that would make life easier for the pharmacists and company
- they said it made their job harder
- instead of easy grunt work
- it's - difficult, complicated paperwork, customer discussions, pill counting, etc.
- basically you're doing more varied work
- which makes it extra complicated to switch back and forth and to new tasks
- i.e. - >mental work
- which makes it extra complicated to switch back and forth and to new tasks
- basically you're doing more varied work
- it's - difficult, complicated paperwork, customer discussions, pill counting, etc.
- instead of easy grunt work
- they said it made their job harder
- one would think that would make life easier for the pharmacists and company
- there were pill counting machines for 99% of the pills
- I went on a field trip
- small pharmacy
- there was a pill counter
- where you put the pills in - and it counts it for you
- turned out there's many issues with it
- it can inaccurately count pills
- it can get dirty easily
- esp - for powdery pills
- yet be - hard -> clean
- than a pill counter
- or at least cleaned - <freq
- the medications might mix w/ - each other
- the pills can break
- then the dosage is inaccurate! -> >cleaning
- turned out there's many issues with it
- where you put the pills in - and it counts it for you
- there was a pill counter
manual
- if you drop a pill (or miscount) - you might create imbalances in the pill stock
- there's only a certain number of pills in a bottle
- that everyone shares with each other
- i.e. - customers
- each time - get to the bottom of bottle
- you (and every other person that rotates with you) - won't have enough -> fill an order
- instead - pharmacy - buys new
- sometimes - >>difficult
- reason - legalities
- sometimes - >>difficult
- reason - supply needed
- always - off by 1
- issue - can't fill those orders
- always - off by 1
- instead - pharmacy - buys new
- you (and every other person that rotates with you) - won't have enough -> fill an order
- that everyone shares with each other
- there's only a certain number of pills in a bottle
- have to think
- -> - each order
- issues
- gets - confusing
- issue - mess up
- on - order
- issue - mess up
- >wait time
- -> - customer
- gets - confusing
- if
- dr's order - forged
- reason - accessing short-supply
- patient - actually needs - med's
- even though - not
- taught that
- in - pharmacy tech school
- except - maybe a little
- what med's -> which condition
- except - maybe a little
- in - pharmacy tech school
- really able to ask patient
- why - they're getting the pills
- i.e. - med condition
- reason - disrespectful
- also - playing dr
- in - split seconds
- when you're not
- i.e. - didn't get elaborate med training
- like - that
- i.e. - didn't get elaborate med training
- when you're not
- in - split seconds
- also - playing dr
- why - they're getting the pills
- taught that
- even though - not
- dr's order - forged
- issues
- issue - w/ pharmacy
- if - pills - have >risks
- of - issues
- why give these out in the first place?
- maybe - reason -> - opioid epidemic
- why give these out in the first place?
- of - issues
- if - pills - have >risks
- -> - each order
- exposure -> toxic chemicals
- not - designed
- -> - your body
- ex - females - absorb testosterone
- through - skin
- when - handling testosterone pills
- through - skin
- ex - females - absorb testosterone
- -> - your body
- w/o - knowing
- reason - not enough time
- -> - read bottles
- when - filling - prescriptions
- -> - read bottles
- reason - not enough time
- not - designed
- seeing 1st hand - prescription abuse
- by - dr's
- ex - opioid epidemic
- I gave out mostly opioids
- ex's - norco, fentanyl
- at - drive thru
- i.e. - 90% - of them
- I couldn't take it
- because most of these painkillers
- could be handled in a different way
- people can fix their pain
- w/o - resorting -> med's
- ex - period pains
- solution
- back support
- stretching
- eating - during
- > - fiber
- < - fat
- solution
- ex - period pains
- w/o - resorting -> med's
- knew something's wrong
- wondered why it didn't make the news
- left - 8 months
- before - it did
- at least - it finally did
- and wow did it become the news
- every single day - all day!
- but by then - the news stations are partially responsible for people's deaths
- by then - 100k ppl died
- they intentionally avoided it unfortunately
- by then - 100k ppl died
- and wow did it become the news
- at least - it finally did
- before - it did
- left - 8 months
- wondered why it didn't make the news
- because most of these painkillers
- I gave out mostly opioids
- ex - opioid epidemic
- by - dr's
- never went back -> pharm industry again
Avoid industries that profit off of someone's misery
- my pharmacy that I interned at got hit by a lawsuit
- source - https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/cvs-walgreens-pay-173b-opioid-settlement
- even if I did - there was no - money, jobs
- I actually never wanted the major
- after I took a pharmacology class
- at Chaffey
- when I was in high school
- reason - >>drugs
- fight - preventable diseases
- ex's
- cardiovascular
- esp - heart
- allergies
- cardiovascular
- ex's
- fight - preventable diseases
- at Chaffey
- only did it
- because - my parents
- wanted me -> go into it
- for - >$
- and I - humored them
- wanted me -> go into it
- because - my parents
- after I took a pharmacology class
- can't believe - pharmacies
- want to intentionally profit
- off of - other people's misery
- not surprising
- people told me about naturopaths - being ----
- by - pharm industry
- -> - keep its - position
- by - pharm industry
- people told me about naturopaths - being ----
- I don't want -> ethically participate in that
- went into - env health
- -> - prevention
- not - treatment
- which there's a time/place for
- but - that's so little
- no pharmacy would survive
- which is why - they resort -> illegal tactics
- and
- my pharmacy was hit with a multi-bil lawsuit
- I don't do illegal jobs
- I even gave my salary back
- when one of my employers wanted me to do that
- not a pharmacy job
- I never got one
- was a waste of a degree
- and money
- except - when it helped - random ppl - and fam
- when - they got drugs
- they shouldn't've
- due to - pill pushing dr's
- that - they didn't know what -> do
- but I - had soln
- by - telling them
- my - knowledge
- saved - their life
- by - telling them
- but I - had soln
- they shouldn't've
- when - they got drugs
- was a waste of a degree
- I never got one
- not a pharmacy job
- when one of my employers wanted me to do that
- I even gave my salary back
- and
- which is why - they resort -> illegal tactics
- no pharmacy would survive
- but - that's so little
- which there's a time/place for
- not - treatment
- -> - prevention
- went into - env health
- want to intentionally profit
- my pharmacy that I interned at got hit by a lawsuit
Hiring
- no one hires
- they just keep saying - come back in a few months
- until you go around all year
- and no one wants you
- and they tell you that
- not that you want them
- due to - how they treat you
- and - their customers
- w/ - illegal tactics
- note - if a company doesn't treat customers well
- they're <likely -> treat employees well
- and - their customers
- due to - how they treat you
- and no one wants you
- until you go around all year
- they just keep saying - come back in a few months
Now
- focus
- on - non-drug remedies
- mostly - prevention
- towards - transhumanism
- drugs
- > - reason - nootropics
- < - reason - >tech
- <damage -> body
- ex's
- cyborg
- <bio body
- that's - weak
- i.e. - drugs - >risk - needing, using, exposure ->, impacted by
- that's - weak
- <bio body
- regenerative med
- painkillers - <need
- cyborg
- ex's
- <damage -> body
- drugs
- on - non-drug remedies