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Posted by Stryker88 on March 27, 2004, at 20:48:43
it seems whenever i ask a pharmacist a question they rarely have the answer and they are not at all helpful. I have been to many drug stores in my city and everyone the pharmacist seems too busy or just plain dumb. Now I thought they had to have serious training sometimes for up to 5 years schooling, howcome they always shake their head no, when I ask them if they know something.
Posted by HappyGirl on March 27, 2004, at 21:13:35
In reply to asking pharmacist a question, posted by Stryker88 on March 27, 2004, at 20:48:43
Hi:
I have the exact same experience as yours, ... they/pharmacists are VERY defensive NOT to answer to any of questions we, customers asking, particularly recently. In my guess, there are a lot of 'law-sue' and the like, so to speak, 'sue-society' to sue even trivial matters, such as spilled 'hot coffee' on the McDonald. Then, most/all of those pharmacists might have trained NOT to give any favor to their customers, even thought some of them appears to have sincere desire of helping their customers. It's a kind sad this things going on because of today's society, 'sue' over tiniest occurrences.
H.G.
Posted by dewy34 on March 28, 2004, at 22:14:20
In reply to Re: asking pharmacist a question, posted by HappyGirl on March 27, 2004, at 21:13:35
Maybe sometimes what you see as unwilling to answer the questions is really the pharmacists not having time to answer the questions. There are a LOT of things the pharmacist has to do. Trust me, most (not all) would rather spend time talking with their patients, but all the regulations they have to follow limit their time. Try going after 6:00 pm, or on Sat. afternoons. If you weren't satisified while you were in the pharmacy, maybe you could call the pharmacist at the slower times. Just some helpful hints I've learned along the way.
Posted by spoc on March 28, 2004, at 22:36:19
In reply to Re: asking pharmacist a question, posted by HappyGirl on March 27, 2004, at 21:13:35
I actually don't think I've ever asked questions while standing at the counter, but I have phoned various branches of a major drugstore many times to ask something I thought of later; or that relates to a med I want to look into. On the phone, I have had *great* responses from pharmacists, going into much detail and being willing to advise on just about anything. SO -- you might try phoning instead, to a busy, major chain. It can't hurt! Maybe it's primarily the anonymity (I've never been asked if I'm a customer), or some fluke tendency to focus more on a phone call than a customer trying to get by the pharmacy tech to whomever is least busy at the moment....
> Hi:
> I have the exact same experience as yours, ... they/pharmacists are VERY defensive NOT to answer to any of questions we, customers asking, particularly recently. In my guess, there are a lot of 'law-sue' and the like, so to speak, 'sue-society' to sue even trivial matters, such as spilled 'hot coffee' on the McDonald. Then, most/all of those pharmacists might have trained NOT to give any favor to their customers, even thought some of them appears to have sincere desire of helping their customers. It's a kind sad this things going on because of today's society, 'sue' over tiniest occurrences.
> H.G.
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