URxProbablyRxight
Meds & Counsel without Patience for Patients
Ever heard of Dick’s Last Resort? Never been to the restaurant myself, but I love the concept. It’s like the court jester in medieval times being able to tell the King the harsh truth since everything he said was in—you guessed it—jest. Why has no pharmacy taken up this business practice? If patients expect harsh but fair truth from the pharmacy team, they’ll accept it readily.
Welcome to URxProbablyRxight. The pharmacy of the future where we provide “Meds & Counsel without Patience for Patients.”
Safety Mechanisms Galore
[Rph]: “You might feel just a little pinch here . . . and there you go, Natasha—easy as that.”
[Patient]: “That was it? You’re good! I didn’t even feel it.”
[Rph]: “I promise you, it’s in there.”
[Pt]: “Ohh, I believe you.”
[Rph]: “I’m just glad you’re not screaming and crying like last year.”
[Pt]: “What?! That’s not true.”
[Rph]: “Just messing with you. You remember where you are, right?”
[Pt]: “You’re right. I’m the one stupid enough to keep coming back here.”
[Rph]: “Ouch! Just for that, no fancy Snoopy bandage. Just a plain brown one for the likes of you.”
[Pt]: “Thanks anyway, Marianne.”
[Rph]: “No problem. But, yeah, hardly anyone feels the injections these days—needles are so thin and sharp. But also annoying and dangerous.”
[Pt]: “Why’s that? They break off in people’s arms?”
[Rph]: “Not unless I want them to! No, no, no. They’re more dangerous to the people giving the shots. We get so many different kinds of needles, each with a different safety mechanism to engage before tossing it in the sharps container. Might use 3 different needles in the course of an hour. Gotta be vigilant to which kind I’m using so I don’t get myself stuck.”
[Pt]: “Lots of dirtballs out there, huh?”
[Rph]: “Universal precautions. If I got stuck, whoever’s sitting in that chair is a ‘dirtball’ until proven otherwise. That would include you, one of the nuns from St. Charles down the street, heck, even my husband.”
[Pt]: “Even your husband?!”
[Rph]: “I’m here 40+ hours a week. Just sayin’.”
[Pt]: “Maybe you two need some couples counseling from those nuns.”
[Rph]: “I think it’d be a better idea if I just got up to date on my Hep B vaccinations.”