This showed up as a comment on my blog from a post
I was at a pharmacy last month and was trying to get a script filled of a certain long acting opioid. The woman at the register was looking at me weird
like most do when presenting a opioid script , she handed the script back to me saying no we don’t have it in stock after she asked the main pharmacist .
Then before I walked off I asked her if she knew Pharmacist Steve that has a nice blog on line with good info. ,she shook her head no, I said maybe you should Google Pharmacist Steve and see what he has to say and let your pharmacist know also. Three days ago I went back to same pharmacy at the grocery store I shop at where I spend around $500 a month on groceries and gave her the same script for the month for July.
I know she recognized me because I walk by there when I shop for groceries to buy non food items like eyes drops, aspirin etc. and they can see me thru the glass windows. I gave her the same script for July that they denied in June and I asked nicely can they please fill this for me along with a medication for insomnia. I told her I shop here all the time and this is the only place I buy groceries ,its a nice grocery store ,she asked the pharmacist and he said we can order it and have it in by Wednesday of next week, I said that’s fine with me . I went back 30 minutes later to pick up the script for insomnia and asked her did you ever Google Pharmacist Steve ,she said I didn’t but I think the pharmacist did, they where very nice to me.
So to all that are having a hard time getting your legit /on time/ medically necessary opioid script filled, tell the pharmacist about our good friend Pharmacist Steve, if they don’t know Steve ask them to Google his blog ,it just might get you the help you need.
I have communicated with this particular poster for several years.. so I have total faith in that this interaction happened as it was stated.
Generally, Pharmacists are very smart/educated people.. some, when presented with THE FACTS, they will alter their “best practices/standard of care ” to optimize the health outcomes of the pts that come to them to have prescriptions filled and/or seek advice in managing their disease state or health issues. Others who suffer from a chronic case of “PharmDiety”.. their personal “outcomes” may come out differently than they anticipated !
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I am not surprised. We use to hate taking care of other health care professionals because fear of being judged or the fear of doing something wrong. And of course the story of healthcare making the worst patients. Now that we have a honest pharmacist that tells us what we need to know is a blessing in more ways than one.
Many thanks pharmacist Steve for your help and honesty.
Best and safest way to get to get feedback or support with a pharmacy is with Steve!!! Stay anonymous if you like…please don’t wait until you are out the door or the problem is totally out of control…great support here and it’s growing. I even know a RPh that is handing out ADA complaint forms due to a pharmacy cutting them off !!!