Pharmacists - am I missing something?

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Since giving birth 9 weeks ago I have been back and forth to the gps for various ailments, and have gone to the branch of boots over the road to get my prescribed meds. Every time I have gone, I have been told that I will have to wait between 10 and 20 mins to get my stuff. They have not appearedtp be very busy, and at times, the pharmacist has actually asked me something and has had the item in question in her hand but I have still had to wait 15 mins to be given it- what happens during this waiting time? As far as in can see it just gets put in a bag with a sticker stuck on it- is there some sort of v complicated process that I am not privy to, or is it a ploy for me to browse the shop so that boots make more cash? Sometimes I think it would be quicker to drive to small independent pharmacy and be seen to straight away.

Aibu and impatient?

Good post by CrossWay!

I would like to add-

My job is far from mundane!

Methadone is prepared in advance so clients cam be in and out as fast as possible - therefore avoiding our shop stock leaving with them!

If your script has a barcode we are encouraged to scan the script and download from the NHS spine - this can take anything from 10 seconds to 10 minutes.

We provide a variety of enhanced and advanced services which different levels of staff can perform and may occupy their time for a few minutes.

Appologies for any typos - on iPhone.

I've worked in a very very busy independant town centre pharmacy

Meth people have to come at set times - their drugs are locked and only allowed to be dispensed at certain time (pharmacy rules not national) so we didnt get them all in at once, and we could phase it during the quieter phases so theyre away from other customers

The pharmacist is responsible for checking all scripts, which may have been prepared by dispensing assistants (not qualified) and also querying anything which might clash - they have a far greater knowledge of drugs than GP's and in the small independants often know the medical history of the patient as well as the dr!!

any script dispensed is at responsibility of pharmacist

HTH

My local pharmacist used to sell his own cough mixture in brown bottles :)

In fact, my mums first job after leaving school was in a pharmacy, and they all had thier own secret remedies that they mixed up.