It is not like the old days where they had to grind powder to make pills, or mix solutions, to make a prescription.
I see them them behind the counter at the grocery store, walking around andtalking, then disappear for a while.
Don't they have little printers that print the label, and while that is going on, they can go to the automated dispensor and fill the bottle with a press of a button?
2007-08-19 06:12:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Some of the stuff is already prefilled.
2007-08-19 06:13:09 · update #1
first you must remember that yours are not the only prescription they are dealing with, and most are done on a first come first served basis, included refills called in for later pick up. Then, they must verify prescriptions, they must cross check for possible complications with any other medications you may be taking and they have to record the DEA numbers, once all that is done, while answering phone calls, they have to have two people count the medications, two people sign for the medication and then the pills can be put in a bottle. The prefilled medications have to be verified in much the same manner by two people. It is a careful and painstaking process to keep you and the rest of their customers safe.
2007-08-19 06:19:03 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that it is ethical, but it is legal. A pharmacist can refuse to fill any medication for any reason. If I were a pharmacist I don't think I would tell my reason if it were due to religious beliefs as that would certainly bring "heat" into my professional life that would not be necessary. But some people feel really strong about this and that is one thing our country is founded on, is your right to religious freedom and speech. Rather than argue, just take your business elsewhere, I am sure another pharmacy would be glad to have it.
2016-05-17 08:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by cristi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pharmacists want to make sure that you get the right prescription, b/c they don't want to get sued for giving you the wrong prescription, b/c that can be a potentially fatal situation and if it's a good pharmacy they check and make sure that the medicine that they are about to give to you doesn't conflict with an existing prescription that you already have.
2007-08-19 06:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Steven W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Not all medications can be dispensed automatically. Only a very few are in those dispensers. Whenever I have to get a prescription filled, 99.9% of the time, it only takes 15-20 minutes. If your pharmacy takes longer than that, all the time, then it's THEIR PROBLEM. Find another pharmacy.
2007-08-19 06:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure where you go but i go to Target pharmacy and they are really good, they fill in no more than 5 min. if you bring the script. from the dr. directly, or ask for the refill at the counter, and no more than 10-15 min if the script is faxed from the doctor, or if you call in a refill.
2007-08-19 06:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pharmacists have a lot of things to do besides just filling your prescription. They have other patients' prescriptions to refill, doctors' offices to call, insurance companies' rules to look up...etc. Just because they don't immediately run to fill your bottle doesn't mean that they're ignoring you or purposely making you wait.
2007-08-19 06:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by kittenpie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you want it 5 minutes? Pay cash!
you want your insurance billed.........get ready to wait.
2007-08-20 17:05:40 · answer #7 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋