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Aibu to think pharmacy assistants shouldn treat your prescription as private?

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moonNback · 07/04/2025 22:23

My GP sends my prescriptions to a small local pharmacy near my home. When I go in to collect it, the pharmacy assistant sometimes reads the prescription aloud to verify that it is what I was expecting. She does this even if there is a queue of people, and she does it to others too, so people can hear what medications others are collecting. Aibu to think she should treat this information as private and be more discrete?

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BatchCookBabe · 07/04/2025 22:27

Do you mean they SHOULD treat your prescription as private? You can report your own post and ask MN to adjust the title @moonNback

But yeah, I HATE it how they read our address out in the pharmacy, and find it a really bad breach of privacy and personal data.

If it's the meds they are reading out, that is batshit. Never known a pharmacist do this... Although, if there is something they have to order in, they do say that aloud - which is annoying.

pizzaHeart · 07/04/2025 22:25

You did a mistake in your OP , can you still edit it?

Stichintime · 07/04/2025 22:25

Tell the pharmacist she she check your address only.

Danikm151 · 07/04/2025 22:25

She should definitely be more discreet about it. Ask to speak to the pharmacist directly.

Mercier1 · 07/04/2025 22:24

That’s awful!!! Just check the address?