Pls use your eyes, God gave them to u for a reason

Man came rushing into the pharmacy screaming for a flu med.

Him:"Something that has 5 pieces and is 2 to 3 dollars!!"
Me:"Is this the one?"
Showin him the most popular item in the shop ever: Chlorpheniramine tabs

"No, no!! They are in powder form", he screams at me while running 2 rounds around the shop..

Me: "All the flu med are at this section, mebe u wan to look here. Is this the one? or this? Name?"

Him:"I oso dunno the name" while randomly taking off items fr the shelf. "Yes, this is the one!!"He finally declared. Holding the box in his hands, he asked" How many inside?"

Me: "Its stated 5 sachets here, Its right in front of u"
Him: "If i can see, i wouldnt have asked u!! of course i cant see thats why i asked for help, blah, blah, blah!!"

WHY?? R U BLIND???
becos its clear to me that u r not and i know this becos i use my eyes to SEE ur bloody face!!!
God gave us a pair of eyes for a reason so pls use it. I am NOT ur servant and im not here to tell every1 how many tabs in each box and how much vol of liq is in each bot.
So now i hav to deal with pple who are brainless as well as pple who dunno how to use their eyes? Why do i even bother to help u in the first place!!

Pls, take a GOOD look at urself

Im not here to judge but i really think some pple needs to stand in front of the mirror and take a long hard look at themselves.
i saw something a few days ago and it makes me very uncomfortable. This involves a couple: a 50+ local man with a young foreign lady in her late 20's. Something seems fishy but nothing's really wrong with that. However when she start asking me where is the pregnancy kit.... hmm...

I dun mean to judge becos who am I to do so but when that idiotic man is so long sighted that he cant even see the price tag on the product he's holding... and still chanting "no price means free, no price means free"
he really gets on my nerves. So since im the pissed pharmacist of the neighbourhood, i have a certain amount of nastiness and sarcastism i have to uphold. I turned the product to the side where the price tag is and said to him :"Sir, if there is a price tag and yet u cant see, u have to pay double" with smile of course :)

Despite his laughter to cover up his embarrassment... There are more things i feel like saying to him like:

1. why bother abt the pregnancy kit, dun think ur surviving swimmers can swim that far anymore
2. How long since u take a look into a shiny thing called THE MIRROR and see ur shiny bald head in the reflection?
3. If u wan to refill ur viagra, mebe u wan to come back on senior citizen day so its going to be cheaper for u, uncle..
4. The idea of u and that young lady literally makes me sick.. So pls pay for the slimming tea at the cashier ASAP and get out of my shop before i tell u off, u dirty old man.

Stop coming into my dispensary!!!

Aparrently the person who designed the layout of my shop has absolutely no knowledge of how a pharmacist operates in the retail pharmacy or in my word, brainless. First of all, the pharmacy only (PO) cupboards should not be built opposite of the dispensary. This is because I have to get up from my ass to SPRINT to my PO cupboards to prevent the public from helping themselves. There is a reason why these items are kept in the cupboard and locked up when Im not around. Dear stupid people, this is NOT self service.


Secondly, I do not appreciate people coming in, peeping in or simply standing at the entrance of my doorless dispensary. According to the law, there should be some form of boundary between the OTC (over the counter) items and prescription medicines. BUT needless to say, i dun enjoy such luxuy. I especially HATE it when D&D customers overflow into the dispensary to stare their eyes out at my Prescription only medicines. I can only stop myself fr screaming "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE" so many times.

Lastly the foldable door at the entrance of my dispensary is practically USELESS becos i have to walk in and out so many bloodly times. The previous pharmacist has actually taped it so that it cant serve its purpose of keeping out idiots anymore and i dont blame her for that. Again I muz rage abt the fact that the PO cupboards are at least 2 metres away from where im standing right now, in front of my dispenary computer. It doesnt help either when Mr Dumbass changed his mind 3 times hence i have to walk to and forth 3 times juz for 1 stupid flu medicine.

Hence I have no choice but to conclude that this pharmacy has the stupidest crappiest layout and to the designer, Im going to STICK that useless piece of crap (foldable door) up ur ASS to ur brainless skull (if i found out u who are.)

Its not my fault that u hav cold sores

Lady came to the pharmacy for "aclo" something for her cold sores which are like all over her mouth.
Me: "Izit acyclovir? Hav u used it before?"
Her: "I dunno, hav nvr used it before"
Me: "Then how did u know abt this?"
Her "Through the internet.." So u r one of the many internet office quack.
Me: "okay, then i guess this is the one u r reading abt on the net" Showing her the expensive branded acyclovir cr.. Hee
Her:"Will it clear up all this quickly? I hav a dinner at night.."
Me:"Well, Im afraid not. The earlier u apply this on ur cold sores, the better the results. I think urs is full blown already." SO SAD..."
Her "Im already applying something I got."
Me: "And what is that?"
Her:"Urh, i dunno, i got it fr a local pharmacy." Oh, That's a very helpful information..
Then she rushed to the baby section and started looking at the diaper creams... Sighhh..
Me:"U know the name or what it contains?"
Her: "I dunno what it contains but the name is cold sore. C O L D S O R E"

Gee thanks, didnt realise thats the correct spelling of cold sore and i also learnt today that the indication of the product is stated on the box, Thats weird, my prof in Uni says its for pharmacists to guess.

Anyway, Im glad that I showed her the expensive brand cos she brought it but sad for her becos after tonight, she will be known as herpe mouth by her dinner companions. :)

Attn all freaks, Stop calling the pharmacy!!

A colleague sent out an email warning us abt this prank call. Apparently a guy has called her pharmacy regarding some problem with the size of his reproductive organ and how the condom dun fill him becos its too small and how it keeps slipping off during action blah blah blah...

My colleague has professionally told him if there is problems with the fitting, there are other alternatives like oral contraceptives for his gal but he kept harping on his tiny winy. Finally he said he will call other pharmacies for second opinion...

Anyway, this reminds me of other weird phone calls I have received throughout my * years of retail experience.

1. Crazy guy with a itchy reproductive organ but keep empathising the comment made by his doctor. "I dunno why but my doc say that my p**** looks very cute" Maybe what the doc meant to say was it looks like a weird castus with all the genital herpes sores growing on it.
2. Seriously menopausal woman calling me every week at the pharmacy I work once a month. Keep repeating the same questions over and over again abt soy phytoestrogens and whether it causes cancer and whether its suitable for her and blah blah blah. It makes me feels like I going through menospausal too, and EVERY MONTH.
3. Idiotic office workers calling me to ask me all sorts of questions and pass me to their colleagues for more free consultation. Hey, Im working now, are U?
4. Paranoidal osteoporosis woman who calls and calls about which brand of calcium i would recommend, which is the best brand, how long has this brand been on the market, how many tablets to take, any side effects, would i take them myself and blah blah blah... All i can say abt this brand of calcium is that it has been on the market since dino has walked on this earth and needed some calcium to prevent osteroporis. Happy now?

Thats all for now but im sure there will be more coming my way, or my phone line. And on behalf of all pharmacists to all freaks out there, who are reading my blog now, pls STOP CALLING US!!

A Perfectly Beautiful day in Hell

"Its really a beautiful day today" i said to myself as i dragged my legs to the pharmacy this morning. The sky looks grey, hinting the possibility of a heavy rain later, filling me with hopes that hell wont release the hungry office workers out later. I have worked continuously for 11 days without a break now and my brain feels like jello..

Anyway, after i have settled down for a few minutes, a barking lady came and threw a bitch fit. Apparently, one of our staff has conveyed some wrong info to her which deprived her of some cheapo benefits she is entitled to when she uses her credit. And to top it off, that particular staff who has convinced her to use NETS instead of credit, has forgotten to give her li******ts, which is the sole reason why she decided to use NETS in the first place.

Yes i totally realised its our fault but OMG, she is such a bitch. Shouting at me and my 2 staffs in front of customers who are waiting for me, demanding some form of compensation despite my apologies. What else do u wan me to do?? Chop off my head and offer it to u? In the end, we hav void the transaction and rekey in as credit for her to get the few miserable li******ts. Hey, congrats, u hav juz accumulated enough points to get the title of the ASSpoints BITCH of the pharmacy.

Then merrily came a pack of foreign workers who wans something that is GUARANTEED to work for itchy white spots. Dunno much english but understands the importance of guaranty. In that case, pls join the queue on ur right and fill up the warranty card that comes with every free pharmacist counseling.

Then the peak period of hypoglycermic impatient office workers came and i have to answer ridiculously stupid questions like:

"This doesnt require a prescription from the doctor, right?"
"Yes, that's why the item is displayed outside, on the shelf for all to take"

"I used this cream on my skin for itch, can i get it here?"
"Sorry mdm, it needs a script fr doc"
"oh, okay. This is to be applied onto the skin, right?"
".... May i refer u to ur first question?"

"What is this carbonate in this calcium supplement?"
"Its like a salt component in order for the calcium exist in solid form. Something like sodium chloride, they have to exist together"
"Oh No.. I cant take this, I cant take too much sodium"

Mr Retarded has to stand in front of my locked cupboard, staring malicously at the medicine inside while i asked him repeatedly what he needs.

Mrs senior citizen keeps asking me for paracetamol which she insists i lock it up in my prescription cupboard.

D&D customers keep bombarding me with sudden outburst of questions. Helpful but idiotic co-workers getting medicines for colleagues, with absolutely no idea as to whether they have any drug allergies or not.

And throughout this whole time, the phone keeps ringing and pple keep trying to pay me money despite the fact that im holding a pen, not a scanner in my hand.

Ohh.. my beautiful day in hell..

Do I look like a cashier to you? And will u juz spit it out?

I dunno why.. customers alway try to pay me despite the perfectly visible cashier counter right in front of the only entrance, fr which they enter.
Perhaps its my bored zombified look that gave me away or mebe cashiers nowadays wear white coats w tags that say PHARMACIST . No offences to all cashiers, I myself hav been doing cashiering since my A levels. But it really sets me off when Im sure U have been here before becos I definitely seen ur bloodly face in the past.... AND still, u have to stand in front of my dispensary at the busiest time of the day and tries to pay me while im talking to some other customers... Its juz pisses me off...

Then here comes the Jackass of the day:

This 50+ dumbass came to get prune juice for constipation in infants. So I kindly referred him to the supermarket becos we dun hav 1. prune juice 2. nor any other juices specifically meant for infants.

"like that arh.. u urh urh... have anything for infant constipation?"
Took a bot of lactulose off the shelf and showed it to him
"urh urh, is it liquid? also juice?"
duh, obviously thats in liquid form...
"Yes its liquid but not juice... Its for constipation and btw how old is the infant?'
"19 mths. can arh? this?"
"yup, no prob. one teaspoon twice a day with some water"
"can arh, urh urh, how much to take?"
Taking a deep breathe and bringing out a medicine spoon for him
Pointing to the 5ml side of the spoon,
"1 teaspoon two times a day, with some water. This will soften the stools so that its easiler for the kid to pass motion"

Then the most difficult question ever posed to me:

"Urh Urh this is a spoon arh?"

Why? does it look like a fork to u too?
What kind of stupid question is this, obviously this is a spoon and SURPRISE!!! this is for you!!

I have actually pointed to the 5ml side of the spoon when talking abt the dose and still u dun get it ??? Are u trying to ask me if this spoon is for you, OF COURSE its for you duh, that's the reason why i handed it to you, IDIOT!!

And pls juz SPIT it out, stop wasting my time listening to urh urh urh in ur every sentences.

There goes a few thousand of my brain cells... I may have to start taking vit B12 soon (as recommended by most hated customer #3) to prevent dementia in my late twenties...

Most hated customer of the day #3

The reminder

I dun have dementia, u dun have to keep repeating that im a pharmacist, a healthcare professional and in my professional opinion... blah blah blah

If ur mother is suffering from dementia and u are wondering ur ass off why is she not prescribed with the magical vitamin B12 by the doctor. CALL her DOCTOR and ASK HIM.

Dun come to the pharmacy and start asking me tonnes of stupid questions: why the generic B complex doesnt contain B12? Why didnt the doc prescribe my mother B12? How is B12 being manufactured by the pharmaceutical plant? Why do pple take B complex? According to this book, B12 deficiency may be the cause of dementia, why didnt the doc give her something that has B12.. ???????

And with almost every question, u have to remind me that I am a healthcare professional whose brain is filled with knowledge to answer any enquires regarding the use of vit B12 and their association with dementia.

First of all, if the bloody B12 is so impt in the treatment of dementia, im sure the doc will prescribe it. Secondly, if you have any problem with the doc not prescribing B12 pls discuss this with the doc. If u r so bloodly concerned abt ur mother, shdnt u pose the question when u accompany ur mother to the doc, u old mama's boy? Thirdly, I guess dementia runs in the family becos do u remember? Ur mother is the one who has dementia, NOT ME. I KNOW im the pharmacist. SO STOP REMINDING ME!!

Most hated customer of the day #2

The D&D customers

These are the deaf (incapable of hearing) and dumb (incapable of speech) customers. Usually they will be lurking around in the pharmacy for some time and when u approach them to help, u find yourself turning into invisible man or woman (in my case) before their eyes.

Okay fine, I get the message and walks away. Then when Im 1. attending to other customers who actually can see me 2. picking up a phone call 3. going to the toilet, you start throwing me tonnes of questions...

Maybe u think I have superhuman powers like the TV show heros, cos as a pharmacist, I MUST the ability to listen and talk to 2 or more pple at the same time after my 4 years of education at Sky High (the super hero college).

Wait, wait let me transform into super pharmacist and beat the crap out of you. PLEASE!!! Im just asking for some basic courtesy...

Most hated customer of the day #1

Balding MEN (yeah, not 1 but 2)

balding man #1:
U r already semi bald... i can see half of ur shining head
if u have tried monoxidil and everything apparently..
Do u think taking Zinc supplements will help??
I think a wig will help more in ur case, with marvelvous results seen immediately. Btw, u look ridiculous with hair growing all over ur chin instead of ur head.

balding man #2:
Yes, one bottle of monoxidil wun help to bring all ur hair back miraculously. It takes time for hair to grow, like all living mortals, unless those are actually weeds on ur hollow head. Yes my dear senior citizen its already on promotion now.. Its cheaper than normal price, juz like u, cheapo.

And to BOTH of you, ONE BALD MAN at A TIME. PLEASE!!!

First tablets, now syrup

What actually is WRONG with these pple??
First they come asking for small white tablets which apparently can be taken for everything, NOW syrup.
"I wan a syrup for children for fever "
"Panadol?"
"No no, its orange in colour"
"Nurofen?"
"yeah looks like it" , opening up the box
"No, no. not like this"
"Mebe its a generic brand? Do you know what it contains?"
"I also dunno leh, my friend gave it to me"
So you just feed your kid whatever ur friend gives to you. I wonder what color is cyanide syrup cos i have a good mind to poison u with that.

Mebe you feel that im juz being petty or touchy but the thing is that it really pisses me off when pple dun respect medicine. If you dunno what it contains, bring the bottle along, write the ingredient down etc ANYTHING!!!! ...I dun like to play guessing games and QUIT WASTING MY TIME!

You have done ur part, juz give me what i wan

What do u mean by i have done my part, juz give you what you wan?

This arrogant dumbass came to the pharmacy and wants something for his cough.
"I have lotsa phelgm stuck in my chest, I wan a cough suppressant"
"Sir, if u hav phelgm u shd use a expectorant to get rid of the phelgm"
"Listen, u hav done ur part, juz give me what i wan"

What kind of crap is this and who the hell do u think you are!!!
Juz give u what u wan, why dun you go to ur doc and tell that to him???

Fine, take whatever you wan and get lost!
U think i would care if you come back with ur lungs filled up with thick yellow bacteria-infested mucus??

AND You still have the cheek to ask me more:
"I have taken Rhinathiol before, is it better than what u r giving me now?"
"Which Rhinathiol? both of them have something for the phelgm. You dun wan that, remember?? YOU WANT something juz to suppress the cough.."
"I took the capsule"
"Yup yup, that too is for the phelgm, Sir. Which is NOT what you wan"

BTW i feel the same way abt you when u shot me the disgusted look.. Im juz giving you mine "Im giving you what you wan" answers. ARE YOU SATISFIED NOW?

White tablet again!!

This stupid woman comes to the pharmacy and asked for neurobion. (cant even pronunciate the name properly) Asked whether its for eyes and nerves.. told her its not for ur eyes, only for nerves.
"Izit..? but i was told that its for the eyes as well"
"No mdm, only for the nerves"
"Is the tablet white and round like Panadol?"
"A lot of tablets are white and round like Panadol"
"I KNOW that"
Then why u asked? ASSHOLE
What is the thing with pple and white round tablet???!!!
Why cant they juz get the right name of the medicine they wan before coming? Dun they understand THESE are Medicines NOT sweets

Then at the very same minute while the stupid woman is staring her eyes out at the box of neurobion i handed out to her, a couple came along and the guy wan travel sickness medicine.

"YES YES, i wan Novomin"
"How many u wan, Sir"
"10 boxes, no no give me more"
Grinning broadly to his female companion, he added "I wan to kill myself"
Now, I can see why u wan to do that, shorty..
Actually if you wan to impress your little fren, i dun think taking the cowardly way out is the plan. But seeing that u cant even reach the shelf i place my Novomin, i think yeah, thats the way of getting yourself a brand new body.

Folic Acid

It's not that i dun wan to serve u, nor do i detest ur dumb ass face but if I am counselling some customers on the use of their medicine and you see that there is a long line waiting... Pls dun join in the fun and ask me for FOLIC ACID...with a bao kong face after waiting for a long time.

There are staffs around who are more than happy to direct you to shelf which is full of boxes of folic acid. If you can open ur tiny eyes and look around in the vitamin section, i'm sure you can find it. DUMB ASS

What med huh?

I juz cant stand it when pple come to me and dunno the name of the med they wan to buy. I cant stand it even more when they say "Oh its a small small white tab" Do you noe that there are so many bloody different types of med in the world that matches your pathetic description of a small white tab...

After confirming what they actually wan (small yellow tab for running nose) they wan 6 packs of chlorpheniramine. 1 pack has 50 tabs, so u wan 300 tabs to commit suicide izit? Fine, fine, u and ur family members take everyday for some itch that runs in ur family apparently. BUT a box of 1000's is a bit too much.. Dun give me all the crap abt giving to ur mother, ur frenz, putting some in ur car.. WHATEVER!btw do u noe that u r not supposed to take that while driving????!!!
So i did wat any ethical pharmacist would do and refused to sell and u called and complained to the HQ RIGHT in front of me.. GO AHEAD!! I DUN GIVE A DAMN.

A little bit abt myself

Hi to u. Let me juz tell u a bit of crap abt myself n what I do. I am a retail pharmacist (can guess fr the blog title unless u r one of my customers) working in a local chain pharmacy. Sori cant say the name of my company but u r welcome to guess.

Most of the time i deal with our dearest, most impt senior citizens who think they are the king of the world (or the pharmacy) and cocky office workers who think they know everything due to the wonderful invention of internet. Occasionally I meet some idiots who takes forever to make up their mind and doctors who thinks Im her personal pharmacist and bitch me around.

Yeah, this blog is basically my way of expressing my anger and frustration towards my work and one day if you see a gal with red vapor coming out from her ears, that's me.. cos my blood has reached its boiling point and streaming out through my ears