Calling the Outpatient Pharmacy (ft @The Fit Pharmacist)

[@melissaconnellyjones2622]

At least the patient kind of knew the names of his meds. Usually its "you know the little round yellow one."

[@kikicogger2284]

“It’s the white one” Miss, every single one of your 15 medications come in white tablet form, I’ll need you to be a little more specific XD.

[@PharmDNader]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@melissaconnellyjones2622]

@@kikicogger2284 well it also has some kind of number, or letter on it; I can't remember what it says though...does that help? 😀

[@bko2613]

The expensive one.......

[@jessicasharpe1925]

Yes!!! And then you ask “oh. Um. You have a lot of meds that are round yellow pills. But you haven’t taken any of them since 2019.” “Just refill them all. And the antibiotics”

[@ohifonlyx33]

"No, Tums." Is a brilliant punchline.

[@millielamagnifique2980]

Tums were the quick fix to my stomach problems, omeprozol is my longer term solution

[@InfinityZeroEX]

Well considering that Tums is literally an over the counter medicine you can just buy in a lot of stores. I Lol’d at it myself.

[@billymadisonsshampoo8223]

It sounded legit until he said, "I'll have it ready in 15 minutes." He really meant 3 hours and 28 minutes.

[@ACAB.forcutie]

Idk bro my pharmacist is on it. Sounds like you need a new one

[@ctran1955]

if it's taking hours, it's probably the insurance :)

[@alexanderzhmurov9624]

If it's the on-site, hospital pharmacy it's usually a lot more on top of things...

[@dizzy_dino9052]

I love your username. "Shampoo is better! I go on first and clean the hair!" Lmao

[@beanythompson1460]

2 days actually

[@sebastianmaker6798]

Working at a pharmacy: "Just fill whatever I have due, I don't know what they're called and I don't have time for this." *comes to pick it up* "I didn't want that one!"

[@aberteau2]

Yup 😃

[@carmen_says_hi]

Too true. "You should know. My list is right there!" "Sir, you have a pravastatin and atorvastatin prescribed in the last month. WHICH ONE IS IT?"

[@viys3261]

This happens almost everyday where I work, the language barriers don’t help too lol. I end up having to use my limited understanding of medical terms in Arabic to understand what the patient wants.

[@chihirosen6996]

And people wonder why it takes so long to get their prescription. That and the fact pharmacy staff from all.over are quitting in droves. They're being overworked,understaffed, and underpaid for the bs they put up with. Customers are even more terrible than they ever have been before as well.

[@nevermusic]

Dont play the guessing game ask what they want filled.

[@kikicogger2284]

As a former pharmacy tech, I can tell you that we rarely have it done in 15 minutes unless it’s a really good day. Especially when four people call at the same time all asking for multiple medications to be done at the same time.

[@nicholasward8358]

Big facts. I worked in a pharmacy that did about 1.5k scripts a day. Your ass is lucky if we get it done in 2 hours.

[@최지영-y6e]

When my pharmacist says it’ll be ready in 30 minutes. I give them an hour because I know what it’s like in there 😬

[@earthstar7534]

This is why i refill my bidness days before I need it so it will be ready the day I run out when my insurance circles around to paying for it again. Also, these days if you don't give them a few days heads up its hit or miss if they have certain asthma medicine since a lot of covid and post covid patients need it now. People need to take it easy on pharmacy staff. You aren't the only person they are helping.

[@diane9247]

My local Rite Aid is the slowest, most disorganized pharmacy I've ever used in 74 years if life. They mean well, bit recently I can no longer get my refills unless I call them three times. Each time, "oh yeah, here it is, I'm working on it." Or, "We had to order it." Meanwhile it's a week since I first called it in and it's something I can't skip. Lord help me if I'm out of refills. Add a fax from the pharm and a reminder call from me to my Primary and another 5 days to the wait. Here's why I don' t change pharmacies: drive-up window! 👍 😶

[@violetskies14]

@@diane9247 wait wait in America you have drive through pharmacies?

[@japanimated123]

I love that our pharmacist is just chillin, holding a mortar and pestle for no apparent reason for the entire time that he's on the phone.

[@tommiegirl2441]

Or... the woman speaking condescendingly to the pharmacist: "No, Hon, I don't take acetaminophen. That stuff isn't good for you. I know, I do my homework. I just take the Tylenol my doctor suggested and that works fine." While the pharmacist nods and dies a little inside. Lol

[@Ascension..]

Sad but true 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@gihad697]

this made me laugh! thanks

[@xdtfdragon-blade8280]

I didn't get it at first cause I mixed up acetaminophen with amitriptyline so I looked it up.... Omfg :')

[@bko2613]

And they smoke 🚬

[@melaninmonroe007]

Lmaoooo

[@jonathandwilliams2885]

Once I did a med rec on a patient on about 20 meds and she knew them all well, what they're for, and when to take them, and kept track of everything! A rare exception. But usually it's like this, trying to sort through mispronunciations that aren't always all that close, or completely forgetting the name and what it's for, when they take it, etc.

[@joywebster2678]

As a RN, PhD with some wacky medical conditions, I hate that pre op assessments want a list of meds, AND I have to bring the medicine cabinet as well. I try explaining my list is reliable, but noooo drag everything including prns and no one looks at em.

[@dee-annegordon5959]

I'm one of those patients, lol. When I get the weird/confused looks I end up explaining that I'm a hospital ward clerk. I literally transcribe medication orders for a living 😉

[@waffles3629]

@@dee-annegordon5959 me too. For some reason people always think I'm a nurse (it's always nurse for some reason, by both medical professionals and non-medical people). Like nope, I'm just chronically ill. Heck I've even memorized some of my diagnoses codes cause I've seen them on my paperwork so much.

[@toomanymarys7355]

It's insane to think how careless most people are.

[@lisacallan5462]

20! That's impressive. Most I've had at once is 6 and I kept a decent track of them and could list off a few common side effects too (usually ones I had dealt with so made it easier), typically I only have three on a regular basis. Can't imagine 20. Good for her. Also, oof.

[@alexandrapolens6804]

Truth! Currently in my department at my home pharmacy we have a list of all the medications both patients and staff say incorrectly, bc yes we still get them wrong too. Anyway….we have a list that we are using as a game for our holiday season called….What Medication Do You Need? Figure out the right answers and you get a prize :) So far we have a list of 10, we’re hoping to get fifteen individual drugs before December. My personal favorites so far are meatinon and aveon.

[@melissaconnellyjones2622]

One of the doctor's I used to work for was notoriously bad at pronouncing med names. He would joke that in the afterlife we would find out that he was right all along and everyone else was saying them wrong.

[@bodyofhope]

*Acetazolamide

[@bodyofhope]

*Xtampza

[@Dischicky]

Escitalopram still can't pronounce it no matter how hard I try 🤣 thankfully don't have to anymore

[@fantastical-daydreamer]

@@Dischicky It's like "S-I-tah-low-pram" I think (?)

[@bodyofhope]

He doesn't want to take the French pill, but he's happy to take the Italian pill 🤣💃💃💃

[@jerryvelasco1474]

Talking about the tum tums.

[@Missmethinksalot1]

I lost it at Tums.

[@boopsnoopity1689]

As a pharmacy tech, I feel this in my soul

[@infallibleblue]

Bless the pharmacy. I’ve worked in pharmacy for ten years and 5 in medical and we all need each other for the patient care.

[@evenstar435]

Pharmacists really are a savior and they always know what I'm talking about even when I can barely remember a medication name. ❤️

[@bmoto0044]

I was a Cpht for years and this is so accurate. We had a patient on Norvasc and they called and said they needed their NASCAR refilled...and was dead serious😑 What’s great is when they call and say they need their “blood pressure medication”, you pull up their profile and they take 4 different blood pressure medications and none of them are due to be refilled.🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ladymoon1638]

This loops so well, I sat it down and listened to about 5-6 loops while I had to fix something before I realized that the person was in fact NOT in a looping medical nightmare but that the video itself was looping

[@ArtistMadrid]

Lol I wish he was my pharmacist... Seems like fun times 😆

[@cillian_scott]

He came to my college and hopped on the tables, he's a fun guy lol

[@firequeen9018]

Brilliant like always! :-) I'm always pumped to see each video, thanks doc!

[@Doc_Schmidt]

I appreciate that!

[@iananderson5050]

"I don't want a French pill." The deadpan delivery rofl😂

[@evastickler3298]

I like how he’s just holding a mortar & pestle in one hand while on the phone just so we know which one is the pharmacist 😂

[@catlinboy]

A patient once called clopidigrel 'cloppy-dog-rel' and I've called it that ever since. Sometimes you can be so wrong that you;ve actually shown how wrong everyone else was. Omeprazoley may tick that box too.

[@leangroundbeef2322]

*clopidogrel

[@junkmalme]

I have to take my omeprazoley whenever I eat pepperoni

[@BoringTroublemaker]

I feel like literally every doctor I’ve ever seen has had a different way of pronouncing “tacrolimus” when it comes up on my need list 😂

[@anisaromano5352]

I am so paranoid about medication mistakes that I always call while clutching the almost-empty pill bottle in my hand. I may pronounce it wrong, but I'll be ready to spell it out at least.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

I just use the script number because the techs get hung up on pyridostigmine ...have told me I don't have pyridium, have told me there is no such med...such fun, each refill is an adventure.

[@carmen_says_hi]

Hey, we try. That one's a tough one. Rx numbers are always best. Unless I get an older person on the phone that can't read the label.

[@sarahabc4557]

I’m a pharmacist, this is more info than I usually get. Usually it’s the yellow pill (b complex tablets), head pills (paracetamol), stomach pills (omeprazole), gastric pills (pantoprazole) ...etc

[@Lizard7378]

This is way too real i’m a former pharmacy technician and it’s scary how accurate this is

[@lisacallan5462]

Is this why I get compliments for knowing the brand name and off brand name of all my meds and dosages lol

[@carmen_says_hi]

Yes. Yes, it is.

[@whisperpone]

this is why I memorize the actual medicine name and not the brand name, then there's no confusion at all

[@sreyleakxavier8799]

Or how about the patients rant about how you’re incompetent when “The doctor prescribed me DILTIAZEM (or Motrin) WHY ARE YOU GIVING ME CARDIAZEM (or Ibuprofen)” then you have to explain “generic names” and the “oh okay bye!” 😂😂

[@beautyallaround_]

I always make sure to write down all the names of my medications. Also a few people close to me have the names too including all my allergies.

[@OGimouse1]

This is every conversation I've had with a pharmacist. Which is always disconcerting when I know they're looking at what is in my history

[@kikicogger2284]

As a former pharmacy tech, your history contains every drug you’ve taken in the last year. Since you’ve probably tried multiple therapies, you most likely have multiple medications on that list that treat the same disorder. So if you tell me “diabetes medication” and you have both metformin and jardiance, I’m going to need you to specify.

[@OGimouse1]

@@kikicogger2284 I guess I'm coming at it from the perspective of my drug history hasn't changed in the last year, so it's the same 6 things over and over again. It just seems weird to me that they're looking at a 12-cycle repeat and then asking me which ones I'm talking about.

[@carmen_says_hi]

@@OGimouse1 We're overly cautious. Not everyone tells us that they've discontinued a medication.

[@advitisawant479]

These new glasses suit you so well!! Like you look like a whole changed personality

[@bunnynut]

Never going to be ready in 15 minutes. We in the pharmacy hate it when doctors tell the patients it will be ready when they get to the pharmacy and we haven't even gotten it!

[@sg-cg6lr]

I feel like they say that to complete the shit experience we are getting from them

[@cognitohazard3]

i’m a pharmacy tech all i hear all day is “metropolitan”, “the one that starts with m” and my personal favorite “metropolo”

[@cognitohazard3]

also a fan of “metaforman”

[@hanthonyc]

I was in residency for a bit. They made us identify each of our medications by name, our dose, and what symptoms they treat every time we receive them. I thought it was super annoying at the time, but now I know it was a REALLY smart skill to develop.

[@kelseybackus9915]

Glad I know the name of all my medications. The name on the bottle and the shortened name that the Dr's use for it. It's very helpful😂

[@carmen_says_hi]

We appreciate you. Brand names for commonly used meds are also acceptable.

[@lordfelidae4505]

At least I’m not alone in memorizing the brand and generic of each of my medicines.

[@AlexeiArntzen]

Cool pharmacists are so underrated

[@cinimatics]

This happens in the hospital too. And you never know what names the patients are familiar with. Hey Mrs. J I have your Lasix! .....my what? Lasix? I dont take Lasix? It's your water pill. Hmm... Furosemide? Oh! Yes that one.

[@rosebud6485]

Haha. I take Metoprolol and the pharmacist, the pharmacy tech, my nurse practitioner and I, all say it differently! 😂

[@amandaholley8068]

My ex was a pharmacy tech, but knew so much he really needed to go to pharmacy school. After Organic Chem lab with no partners, I was done with pre-med. The best stories were ones where people wanted to get their pain meds and didn’t get their antibiotics. I am always nice to the pharmacy staff because they put up with a lot from me. I need a controlled medication and I feel like a junkie every month thanks to the laws. My PCP is an APRN. First, I have to make sure the pharmacy has it. Then, I call or text my nurse who takes it to the MD to call it in and I just have to hope and pray he gets it correct because they really don’t want to rewrite it. No one has ever been anything but polite to me. I’m thankful for the staff who puts up with everything.

[@jenniferpeterson1338]

I love how joyless the patient is!

[@ginathegreat2907]

That's why we say Lopressor (old school) or Toprol. Of course then you get the person who says -- that's the wrong pill!! I take the met one...and then you have hours of explaining trade names vs generic 😂

[@LorelleCaimyth]

I had a woman ask me for opium, figured out she wanted Optase eye drops... pharmacies stopped selling that about 200 years ago 😅

[@carmen_says_hi]

We have one customer that used to take opium liquid drops. I was like, "You can still get opium?"

[@dakotamiller3864]

My neurologist told me I wasn't allowed to leave the office till I knew the names of the medicines I was being out on for my rare brain condition 😂 which turned out good cause 2 months later I had an allergic reaction to one of them

[@Rav123123]

Pharmacist here. This is so accurate. Actually the patient would just call us and say “fill everything” smh.

[@Joe-ou1iw]

there are so many medical professionals in the comments, i love this. i wanna be an orthopedic surgeon when i grow up and these videos are hilarious,

[@andrewsabin729]

This is why it’s an automated line where you put in the prescription number. Even my NP mispronounces all of my meds.

[@Aykalia]

As someone who used to give horses omeprazole daily, the way he said OmEpRaZoLeeEeEeE triggered me on a nuclear level

[@JuneKG231]

Hah!! That guy needs to be a reoccurring character.

[@JennyT101]

I just tell my pharmacy "I'm going to spell it for you".

[@CryptP]

I have 6 different prescribed meds, I have all of them memorised, it's wild to me that some people genuinely try to order prescriptions and they can't even remember the name. If you really struggle to remember it, why not just pick up the pill packet or a prescription and read it off? It feels like too much of an important thing to get right to not try to remember somehow

[@poeticlyliving0703]

AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE PHARMACY I DIED 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@poppysquids]

the way the fit pharmacist speaks feels like my kind of humor im headin on over

[@bko2613]

Yes!!!!! Pharmacy jokes!!! I have tons of ideas for you! Just message me! I've been a hospital pharmacist for 10 years.

[@cherrytwelve7570]

I once spent 5 minutes joking around with the pharmacy when ordering my clients meds. Oxycarbazapin is hard to say.

[@JulJul-bw8wz]

I work in a pharmacy, and deciphering names of meds is a huge part of my job. Along with explaining PA’s.

[@jitbro5572]

Is he holding a mortar and pestle? 😂

[@carmen_says_hi]

Yes. We use it all. the. time. Actually....no, we don't.

[@jmrumble]

It's the symbol for a "chemist" aka pharmacist in the UK afaik.

[@VilaVendetta]

@@jmrumble A green cross is the symbol for pharmacist in the UK.... its a universal symbol to help language issues.... Like the red Cross is is universal hospital symbol....

[@jmrumble]

@@VilaVendetta Oh cool in the Netherlands too - I thought the UK one was a Mortar and Pestal for some reason.

[@QueenAlexzandra]

Pharmacy patients KILL ME I work at the busiest pharmacy within 70 miles and these people.. who have been taking the SAME medication FOR YEARS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL THEYRE ON!!! AND THEY SEND THEIR FAMILY TO PICK IT UP WHO DONT EVEN KNOW THEIR BIRTHDAY!!!! AHHHHHHHH

[@DaniJHollis]

I tend to my mother's medications & I recognized four of these things. I'm proud of myself.

[@jmrumble]

Omeprazole was close to my heart too! Sorry about the pun, I just realised xD

[@maemae527]

I only take one kind of med and I’ve memorized the spelling but I cannot say it- so going down the pharmacy is always fun 😭😭

[@carmen_says_hi]

If it's hydrochlorothiazide, then just say HCTZ. If it's a super common drug, then use the brand name.

[@shaneflores5657]

And this is why I downloaded the pharmacy app to my phone and my mom's so when my mother says her medicine wrong to the doctor, I just show them my phone or hers.

[@carmen_says_hi]

Good job! Everyone has a cell phone, so why not put it the Notes?

[@AJG854]

😂😂😂😂😂 as a CPHT I can relate to the pharmacist here 😂

[@katscheid4976]

Thank god it wasnt the dreaded "just fill everything i need"

[@carmen_says_hi]

"I don't know what you need! How do I know you're still taking all these meds? I'd rather not give you something that might kill you because it might interact with a new drug you're actually taking now"

[@barnabykardashianiii3637]

My normal response is usually fill the 30 day and 90 day meds if it’s due and then tell them if they really need something call back and let me know exactly what it is

[@Silverroses013]

The outpatient pharmacy at my hospital is... Poor... At communication and is somehow more of a mess than any chain I've been to? It's very surprising and kind of impressive. I really feel for anyone working in patient facing pharmacy.

[@crimson_auror]

God bless pharmacists because pharm is the bane of my med student existence

[@smilerat8070]

Most realistic acted out conversation with a pharmacist i have ever seen on here.

[@gillianstewart8442]

Hahaha that pharmacist is sooooo good. He's big competition for you Doc Schmidt you better keep him in check 😆😅🤣👍

[@hsjoo9734]

Metolazone for getting in the zone!!😃 Wait what kinda zone was it? -Every mnemonic ever

[@veybee07]

I literally have this experience with the pharmacist 3 days ago when I was trying to tell them what antibiotic I was on.. it was the greatest moment ever.. and she got frustrated with me.. but this, as I'm sitting in my office at work, made me literally laugh out loud.. this is so true lol

[@w3tmonkeykingofnothing5]

He was so happy

[@socknabof6288]

I want to has a pharmacist that is that energetic. It would really help making the refill trip easier

[@caramelbloom8341]

I want this guy to be all my doctor's, he's so funny

[@santiagocruz9426]

Getting in the Zone. I love it. I Love It!

[@tess289]

Best one yet, too true

[@JaneDoe-ip5yl]

Perfect😆 had to do one with complicated medicine names☺

[@WageCraft]

The doctor sounds like a Sims character talking when he says the name of medicine

[@Sund3v3]

As a pharmacist I want more of this!

[@samwebb3577]

Not him literally naming my 2 regular medications lmfao

[@samrosati1610]

The whole first part is killing me 😂😂

[@iwonaf]

Nice collab!

[@jessicaaudate]

I WISH my pharmacist WOULD talk like that. I would hang up the phone then go there to see if he was on something

[@shandiwarren6454]

"It's like... Italian, I think?" 😂😂

[@notyourtypicalgirl9802]

I love the pharmacist 😂

[@clugoharris]

the way he says Omeprazolee SO happily 😂

[@DarkRubberDucky]

I get so excited when I get to tell my nurse how to pronounce my medication. XD

[@pocapaypay]

The fact that he's just holding a mortar and pestle while taking calls. 😆 WTH

[@honeyhannijung]

This sounds like a surreal conversation but I am okay with that.

[@FoughtTheLawn]

Ahhhh I'm a social worker and I HATE trying to talking to pharmacies or anyone about meds! I butcher the names hard-core 😩 it's a personal hell for someone with dyslexia amd anxiety trying to help people 🤣

[@WizardMosteArcane]

Just remember - we deal with waaaaay worse from our own patients every day in pharmacy. If it were me talking to you I'd be more than happy to help with pronunciation, I'd never want you to feel ashamed for something that, really, is kinda complicated sometimes! You're just trying to help people and do your job well. Any good pharmacist can respect that.

[@sg-cg6lr]

Awww thanks for the work you do!! I'm sure your clients really see a difference because you care!

[@FoughtTheLawn]

Your responses are so sweet! Thank you!!!

[@Penguine12]

....I want him as my pharmacist. But my current one is sweet

[@nicholasmasson5868]

The TUMS had me laughing so hard

[@angelzhao7828]

Omeprazolee??? 😂

[@thedeviouspanda]

You know he's a pharmacist because he's holding the thing.

[@tarrySubstance]

I wish to have that kind of pharmacist.

[@M377ow]

My favorite is Tadalafil it's like TA DA! LA filled. It's exactly what you think its for. 🤣

[@javid62663]

As a pharmacy tech, this is true.

[@bleukreuz]

I love it when patient come prepared with their medication list or brought all their meds. I also prefer patient who can tell me the ingredient name instead of brand name and the ones that can recall the doses. The ones I hate are the one that says yeah I'm on a blood pressure tablet but I don't know what it is... Or they would describe what it looks like.

[@halami2149]

I like how he was using an iPhone 4 and the other guy an OG iPhone. Classic

[@proudtobeachristian286]

God loves youu!!!

[@hedn]

We want more content about the pharmacists

[@jaxen7892]

“no, tums” sent me

[@reallysasdbread2334]

This vid made me remember I didn't take my iron supplements today Ty