Pharmacy

[flito ray]

pharmacy seems easy just stand there and count pills and make 150K. seems like an overprice profession. no wonder dispensing fee is like 15 now to line there pockets.

[akky]

pharmacy seems easy just stand there and count pills and make 150K. seems like an overprice profession. no wonder dispensing fee is like 15 now to line there pockets.



you couldnt be more wrong :|

[VTEC_Gurl]

If you're going to make a statement like that, at least do some research into the profession in question before making such inappropriate comments.

[1xTiMeR]

i think you would need to know about the pills, before you put them in the bottles =S

[flito ray]

i think you would need to know about the pills, before you put them in the bottles =S

ya but the pills are labelled. it's not rocket science.

[BadDrafter]

ya but the pills are labelled. it's not rocket science.

It may not be rocket science, but it is a matter of life and death.

[babysham]

pharmacy seems easy just stand there and count pills and make 150K. seems like an overprice profession. no wonder dispensing fee is like 15 now to line there pockets.

So then why don't you become a pharmacist? Since it's so easy...

[cheeseshredder]

pharmacy seems easy just stand there and count pills and make 150K. seems like an overprice profession. no wonder dispensing fee is like 15 now to line there pockets.

:rolleyes: You even got the salary wrong too.

[HighFlyer]

pharmacy seems easy just stand there and count pills and make 150K. seems like an overprice profession. no wonder dispensing fee is like 15 now to line there pockets.
tell you what.... go work as just a technician for 15 mins at a busy pharmacy. be sure to come back here to tell us how it went ;)

[Arrow]

Your statements couldn't be more wrong and absurd. In the future, please educate yourself first to avoid looking like a fool.

[shaerbear]

pharmacy seems easy just stand there and count pills and make 150K. seems like an overprice profession. no wonder dispensing fee is like 15 now to line there pockets.

Actually the pharmacists dont 'count pills' the pharmacy techs do. Their jobs are to make sure that the drugs you are getting that day are CORRECT. Ie to make sure your overworked doctor didnt oversee something, such as drug interactions (can you have the meds you've been prescribed as well as the meds you are already on) Did the doctor mess up and prescribe you something your allergic to?
I suggest you go and read the 20 lb book (CPS) which contains all the drugs and try and memorize every single detail about each drug. Then you can earn 150k a year

[flito ray]

Actually the pharmacists dont 'count pills' the pharmacy techs do. Their jobs are to make sure that the drugs you are getting that day are CORRECT. Ie to make sure your overworked doctor didnt oversee something, such as drug interactions (can you have the meds you've been prescribed as well as the meds you are already on) Did the doctor mess up and prescribe you something your allergic to?
I suggest you go and read the 20 lb book (CPS) which contains all the drugs and try and memorize every single detail about each drug. Then you can earn 150k a year

Interesting. In a time of computers and databases one would think that drug interactions and details of drugs would be stored in a computer system. Surely that would be more reliable than just relying on one's memory, no?

[monty613]

OP - don't you work for Primerica?

[LeeBoA]

Your statements couldn't be more wrong and absurd. In the future, please educate yourself first to avoid looking like a fool.
LOL true say, also since hwne do you get paid 150k?

[SamInfinity]

Interesting. In a time of computers and databases one would think that drug interactions and details of drugs would be stored in a computer system. Surely that would be more reliable than just relying on one's memory, no?

um...what you're saying is comparable to you going into a doctor's office and having him/her pull out a diagnosis chart off a computer screen and telling you what you've got. Surely in a time of computers and databases, one would think that the characteristic symptoms and diagnostic flowchart would be stored on a computer system. Surely that would be more reliable than just relying on one's memory and experience, no? That's simply not how it works, both are REGULATED professions for good reason. Computers are there in case you want to verify information, in case your patient wants information printed out, and in case you want to verify an obscure topic. With regards to the dispensing fee, you obviously don't realise the services a pharmacy provides. Here's an idea, next time you go into one, look for a yellow OCP sign that states the dispensing fee and what services it provides. There's a reason why some pharmacies have theirs at 5-8 dollars, while some are at 12. In a pharmacy, the technician does all the counting. The pharmacist does the checking, counselling and recommending.

EDIT: oh yeah, there was once a pharmacy that had a zero dispensing fee, and I think you can figure out how long that place stayed in business.

[Tribal]

This profession is all about experience. My dad is a pharmacist, and yes they work very hard. He does not have to know the CPS front to back, in fact we dont even own a CPS and the one at is work is like 2 years old, lol. More you work the more you know, hes been doing it for 24 years now, and is one of the best in my city. It is also abut customer interaction, most people come to my dad just because they know him, even though hes moved from one pharmacy to another, they still follow.
This work is all about experience, and also continued education (through OCOP), not just counting pills

[B0000rt]

He's right, Drug Interactions DO show up on the PC if they're dispenced.

But still regardless, a pharmacist must know a whole slew of different things, other than knowing how to count by 5's.

While a Pharmacist can easily rely on the CPS and the computer database, imagine how 'fast' his or her service would be if they had to refer to this to every customer. Remember, most pharmacies tend to be run as a business, rather than another health care institution.

[B0000rt]

This profession is all about experience. My dad is a pharmacist, and yes they work very hard. He does not have to know the CPS front to back, in fact we dont even own a CPS and the one at is work is like 2 years old, lol. More you work the more you know, hes been doing it for 24 years now, and is one of the best in my city. It is also abut customer interaction, most people come to my dad just because they know him, even though hes moved from one pharmacy to another, they still follow.
This work is all about experience, and also continued education (through OCOP), not just counting pills
Not to mention that they do reviews of the pharmacist from time to time, to make sure they're not slacking in the field!

What really sucks about pharmacy, in my eyes, is it's never anything new. Maybe you get new customers from time to time, but it's always the same damn **** every day. "Oh Miss. Smith ran out of Diabeta before she could get a script from the doctors, lets just give her a few extra pills in the meantime, before she gets one from the doctors.", "I'm sorry sir, I can't fill this oxycontin, you're a new customer, and the law says I have to confirm prescriptions with narcotics with the doctors", "Oh, you need this for a vacation, sir? Sure, that'll be no problem, I'll just put the extra codes in the computer so that your insurance, or the Ontario Government will allow a 3 months supply", "No, sorry I can't give you this medication unless you pay for it. You didn't bring me your Social Assistance Drug Card this month, for all I know, you've been cut off"

Same old crap every day.

[red_roses101]

Do pharmacists deal with marijuana, if the patient has a prescription?

[Tribal]

Do pharmacists deal with marijuana, if the patient has a prescription?

Yes, they also have to call the physician that signed prescription to verify, if they do not talk to the physician directly they cannot fill the order.

[red_roses101]

Yes, they also have to call the physician that signed prescription to verify, if they do not talk to the physician directly they cannot fill the order.

So what, do they roll the joint, harvest the marijuna, stuff like that?

[SamInfinity]

Not to mention that they do reviews of the pharmacist from time to time, to make sure they're not slacking in the field!

What really sucks about pharmacy, in my eyes, is it's never anything new. Maybe you get new customers from time to time, but it's always the same damn **** every day. "Oh Miss. Smith ran out of Diabeta before she could get a script from the doctors, lets just give her a few extra pills in the meantime, before she gets one from the doctors.", "I'm sorry sir, I can't fill this oxycontin, you're a new customer, and the law says I have to confirm prescriptions with narcotics with the doctors", "Oh, you need this for a vacation, sir? Sure, that'll be no problem, I'll just put the extra codes in the computer so that your insurance, or the Ontario Government will allow a 3 months supply", "No, sorry I can't give you this medication unless you pay for it. You didn't bring me your Social Assistance Drug Card this month, for all I know, you've been cut off"

Same old crap every day.

Then you can go into hospital pharmacy! or work for the government, or big pharma! Lots of oppurtunities.

[donit]

so they have access to marijuna, that why 150K !

[Tribal]

So what, do they roll the joint, harvest the marijuna, stuff like that?
LOL, All of it is pre rolled, and in some cases people need the actual dried product. Each pharmacy has its inventory (which is strictly monitored, and stored in the vault, along with some other narcotics) of rolled and non rolled marijuna. So to answer your question, no they do not roll the joint or harvest. :cheesygri

[flito ray]

LOL, All of it is pre rolled, and in some cases people need the actual dried product. Each pharmacy has its inventory (which is strictly monitored, and stored in the vault, along with some other narcotics) of rolled and non rolled marijuna. So to answer your question, no they do not roll the joint or harvest. :cheesygri

LOL

[B0000rt]

Didn't know Pharmacies could dispence Mary Jane already. I wonder what's more dangerous to keep on hand, Methadone or marijuana..

I wonder which is more profitable, them Heroin addicts come in almost every other day for a Methadone drink (that's 15 dispencing fees a month!! :D)

[akademiks]

I doubt that pharmacists make $150,000/year...

I've heard in the range of $75,000

[Mark099]

Some of the things posted in this thread are quite funny.

Are there any real Pharmacists posting here?

Technicians?

[flito ray]

I doubt that pharmacists make $150,000/year...

I've heard in the range of $75,000

75K is the low. Go to salary.com and research the info yourself so that you don't say something make you sound silly. Range from 75K-150K in the GTA.

[Spiderpal93]

150K is way higher than the norm(at least in Ontario). Very very few actually get to 150k.

Pharmacist usually starts at about 75k. National average is around 85k.

[flito ray]

150K is way higher than the norm(at least in Ontario). Very very few actually get to 150k.

Pharmacist usually starts at about 75k. National average is around 85k.

I wrote in GTA the high is 150K.

[Takada]

http://www1.on.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ojf/ojf.jsp?lang=e&section=Profile&noc=3131

Er? $68k is the average income?

[B0000rt]

75K is the low. Go to salary.com and research the info yourself so that you don't say something make you sound silly. Range from 75K-150K in the GTA.
Salary.com is OBVIOUSLY American. American Pharmacist make much more than Canadian Pharmacists, since drug prices are less regulated than in Canada.

Besides, writing the HIGH means nothing. One could easily own a profitable pharmacy, making 300,000 a year.

[HighFlyer]

I wrote in GTA the high is 150K.
This is more the exception rather than the rule. $75K would a better estimate of the average going rate in the GTA. To earn slightly over $100K at a typical SDM store, you'd have to be an owner/associate. Not worth it, considering all the sh_t from the customers, being on call 24/7, and the head office BS that they have to deal with.

[HighFlyer]

Are there any real Pharmacists posting here?

My ex-gf is one. Although I'm not.... let's just say that I'm well acquainted with the industry ;)

[flito ray]

My ex-gf is one. Although I'm not.... let's just say that I'm well acquainted with the industry ;)

does she get you medicinal MJ as well? LOL!!!!!

[testinz]

Agree! Pharmacist is the worst "professional" job ever :)

Unless you can stand all the sh*t from customers; otherwise, this is one of the most horrible professional job considering the length of education years they had to study.



This is more the exception rather than the rule. $75K would a better estimate of the average going rate in the GTA. To earn slightly over $100K at a typical SDM store, you'd have to be an owner/associate. Not worth it, considering all the sh_t from the customers, being on call 24/7, and the head office BS that they have to deal with.

[HighFlyer]

Agree! Pharmacist is the worst "professional" job ever :)

Unless you can stand all the sh*t from customers; otherwise, this is one of the most horrible professional job considering the length of education years they had to study.
Also, in most cases, when you're just starting out as a community pharmacist, you can basically kiss your social life goodbye. You will be given mostly the evening and weekend shifts.

On duty pharmacists *cannot* leave the premises unless there is another pharmacist on site. None of this "can I leave early for a doctor's appt?." She was forced to work she had the flu, because there were no relief pharmacists available at the last minute to replace her. If the store gets busy enough (ie. Senior's Day), she rarely is able to take a bathroom break. Yes, they work through their lunch hours.

[JT94]

Agree! Pharmacist is the worst "professional" job ever :)

Unless you can stand all the sh*t from customers; otherwise, this is one of the most horrible professional job considering the length of education years they had to study.

5 years is a lot? 1 year undergrad BSc (acquire pre-reqs) + 4 years BSc in Pharmacy.

MD's on the other hand: 4 years undergrad + 4 years medical school + 3-5 years residency (+ sometimes 1-3 years post-doc).
The pay doesn't start until your residency, and that's something like ~$35k-45k.

[cheeseshredder]

5 years is a lot? 1 year undergrad BSc (acquire pre-reqs) + 4 years BSc in Pharmacy.

MD's on the other hand: 4 years undergrad + 4 years medical school + 3-5 years residency (+ sometimes 1-3 years post-doc).
The pay doesn't start until your residency, and that's something like ~$35k-45k.

healthcare sucks doesn't it? :razz:

[SamInfinity]

It's about the journey and not the destination :p

[akademiks]

75K is the low. Go to salary.com and research the info yourself so that you don't say something make you sound silly. Range from 75K-150K in the GTA.
next time you want to sound like an as5hole, maybe you should try to avoid looking like one.


That is a rediculous "range". The absolute high is $150,000. Thats like saying the range for a company executive is anywhere from $100,000 - $10,000,000.

[lobt]

My dad is a pharmacist working at Birchmount and Finch at Careplus Drug Mart.

Let me tell you, pharmacist don't just stand there and count pills and make 150K a year. That's compelte BS. I worked at my dad's pharmacy in the summer since I was 10 and even I get stressed out. This is from a 16 year old's perspective. By no means do I want people thinking negatively about pharmacy in general, but in my life too many people think pharmacy is all unicorns and lollipops in lalaland. Here's my rant:

- Money for Effort put into work. My dad works Monday-Saturday 10:00a.m. to 8:30 p.m. just to stay competitive against other pharmacies. Our normal dispensing fee is $8.79, which is already cheaper than SDM, but we only occasionally accept this fee because people always want bargains. And we usually give them if they are regular and returning customers. Just to stay competitive, we waive $2.00 off most people's prescription fee (the common drug plans cover the prescription cost + some of the fee. The residual amount is usually $2.00- 3.79 which we usually waive for regular customers, which in turn makes the prescription free). If the customer is covered by ODP (very common) and has paid the initiation cost of $100, the rest of his/her prescriptions become $6.11. Since we waive $2.00 for regular customers/large volume customers (which makes up a large % of our customers), the price of each drug becomes $4.11/prescription filled to the patient.
^The whole point is that we can assume that we get $5.00 per prescription. I could get a haircut for every 2 prescriptions. We manage to fill over 100 prescriptions a day without a doctor in the plaza (when there was a doctor it used to be much higher 170+. The good days are gone now :mad: ). However, each and every presciption needs to be filled out accurately, safely, professionally, efficiently, and quickly (if its not quick then the customers get mad). A mistake could potentially cost a pharmacist's career while a mistake at the hairdresser will yield an angry customer. The pharmacist is responsible for checking every single presciption for accuracy and safety. A simple mistake makes you a black sheep of the Medical College. Career and family ruined just like that. Keep in mind the $5.00 earnings per prescription excludes cost of rent, wages, upkeep and maintenance of the pharmacy. We really do end up earning not-so-much. =(

-Customer Relations. My father is a good man. Our customers frequently ask for medical advice (to which my father always starts with "I'm not a doctor, but my opinion is....) and my father is obligated to answer them to the fullest degree of comprehensiveness and helpfulness. Knowledge of medicine and drugs in general must be superb in order to answer questions concerning the drugs we dispense. These calls and requests are goddamn frequent and half of the time we help people who aren't even customers. My father has to run around in the middle of dispensing drugs to get the phone just to help these people. No time to rest at work. Not even at lunch =(. Our regular customers usually get my dad to fill out forms for passports, school, etc. as professional reference. It consumes a heck of a lot of time, but pharmacists seem to want to do anything to keep customers these days. Keep in mind that you're under the stress of managing a pharmacy at the same time.

- Retail store environment. If you're not the owner of the pharmacy itself, but rather a leasee of a landlord, you're in for it. Those vampires from hell suck $60,000 a year for lease. Theft is common too (not just the rent lol). Just last month we had 2 ***holes team up to take all our bus tickets. Hair products and cosmetics get stolen all the time. Candies and gum we've just given up on protecting them. It's gotten to a point where we have to scrutinize every customer closely to make sure they won't steal. Makes it hard when there are a lot of customers at the same time (usually the case).

-Relationship with doctors. As a pharmacist, relationships with doctors is essential to running a good business. However, in pharmacy, the doctor is a king and the pharmacist a village idiot. For example, if the customer asks for repeats on medication, or the pharmacist needs to ask for clarification on a prescription because the writing is too damn unclear, doctors will treat us like second-class citizens. The doctor will respond in minutes, hours, or even days, and the customer will take it out on the pharmacist like it's our fault.

-The list goes on but I have dinner now =)

When you combine all these stresses together, it isn't at all attractive to become a pharmacists. It is always a tense atmosphere at a well-run pharmacy. However, my dad tells me it's very satisfying to know that he is helping other people. He likes building relationships with customers and getting to know all the walks of life. He says to me that in life, expect nothing to be easy and enjoy the challenge to its fullest. I guess he recognizes that and enjoys what he has, which I am happy for.

An opinion from a 16 year old whos dad is a pharmacist.

Edit: yes, I know everything I've just said is a complete mess :D . It's just so hard not to get worked up about people thinking that pharmacists are overpaid and underworked. They deserve more than that.

[B0000rt]

^
What he said + dealing with horrible doctor's scripts, horrible medical plans (for those who know +ML code for ODB patients) and horrible customers :(

Birchmount and Finch? Dude you're right near Scarborough Grace, I'm sure alot of the scripts come from there.

Oh I got another one, dealing with horrible suppliers. I hate McKesson, I use Kohl and Frisch any chance I get.

Another I'd like to add for people wanting to become a Pharmacist to steer them clear of it. The consistancy of work to be done is horrible. There'll be stretchs for hours where there's hardly any customers, and all of a sudden they call come at once and swamp you. It's horrible. I've worked at 4 different pharmacies, and they're all like that.

[Little Dude]

Well said !!

My dad is a pharmacist working at Birchmount and Finch at Careplus Drug Mart.

Let me tell you, pharmacist don't just stand there and count pills and make 150K a year. That's compelte BS. I worked at my dad's pharmacy in the summer since I was 10 and even I get stressed out. This is from a 16 year old's perspective. By no means do I want people thinking negatively about pharmacy in general, but in my life too many people think pharmacy is all unicorns and lollipops in lalaland. Here's my rant:

- Money for Effort put into work. My dad works Monday-Saturday 10:00a.m. to 8:30 p.m. just to stay competitive against other pharmacies. Our normal dispensing fee is $8.79, which is already cheaper than SDM, but we only occasionally accept this fee because people always want bargains. And we usually give them if they are regular and returning customers. Just to stay competitive, we waive $2.00 off most people's prescription fee (the common drug plans cover the prescription cost + some of the fee. The residual amount is usually $2.00- 3.79 which we usually waive for regular customers, which in turn makes the prescription free). If the customer is covered by ODP (very common) and has paid the initiation cost of $100, the rest of his/her prescriptions become $6.11. Since we waive $2.00 for regular customers/large volume customers (which makes up a large % of our customers), the price of each drug becomes $4.11/prescription filled to the patient.
^The whole point is that we can assume that we get $5.00 per prescription. I could get a haircut for every 2 prescriptions. We manage to fill over 100 prescriptions a day without a doctor in the plaza (when there was a doctor it used to be much higher 170+. The good days are gone now :mad: ). However, each and every presciption needs to be filled out accurately, safely, professionally, efficiently, and quickly (if its not quick then the customers get mad). A mistake could potentially cost a pharmacist's career while a mistake at the hairdresser will yield an angry customer. The pharmacist is responsible for checking every single presciption for accuracy and safety. A simple mistake makes you a black sheep of the Medical College. Career and family ruined just like that. Keep in mind the $5.00 earnings per prescription excludes cost of rent, wages, upkeep and maintenance of the pharmacy. We really do end up earning not-so-much. =(

-Customer Relations. My father is a good man. Our customers frequently ask for medical advice (to which my father always starts with "I'm not a doctor, but my opinion is....) and my father is obligated to answer them to the fullest degree of comprehensiveness and helpfulness. Knowledge of medicine and drugs in general must be superb in order to answer questions concerning the drugs we dispense. These calls and requests are goddamn frequent and half of the time we help people who aren't even customers. My father has to run around in the middle of dispensing drugs to get the phone just to help these people. No time to rest at work. Not even at lunch =(. Our regular customers usually get my dad to fill out forms for passports, school, etc. as professional reference. It consumes a heck of a lot of time, but pharmacists seem to want to do anything to keep customers these days. Keep in mind that you're under the stress of managing a pharmacy at the same time.

- Retail store environment. If you're not the owner of the pharmacy itself, but rather a leasee of a landlord, you're in for it. Those vampires from hell suck $60,000 a year for lease. Theft is common too (not just the rent lol). Just last month we had 2 ***holes team up to take all our bus tickets. Hair products and cosmetics get stolen all the time. Candies and gum we've just given up on protecting them. It's gotten to a point where we have to scrutinize every customer closely to make sure they won't steal. Makes it hard when there are a lot of customers at the same time (usually the case).

-Relationship with doctors. As a pharmacist, relationships with doctors is essential to running a good business. However, in pharmacy, the doctor is a king and the pharmacist a village idiot. For example, if the customer asks for repeats on medication, or the pharmacist needs to ask for clarification on a prescription because the writing is too damn unclear, doctors will treat us like second-class citizens. The doctor will respond in minutes, hours, or even days, and the customer will take it out on the pharmacist like it's our fault.

-The list goes on but I have dinner now =)

When you combine all these stresses together, it isn't at all attractive to become a pharmacists. It is always a tense atmosphere at a well-run pharmacy. However, my dad tells me it's very satisfying to know that he is helping other people. He likes building relationships with customers and getting to know all the walks of life. He says to me that in life, expect nothing to be easy and enjoy the challenge to its fullest. I guess he recognizes that and enjoys what he has, which I am happy for.

An opinion from a 16 year old whos dad is a pharmacist.

Edit: yes, I know everything I've just said is a complete mess :D . It's just so hard not to get worked up about people thinking that pharmacists are overpaid and underworked. They deserve more than that.

[nogoro]

It's all about supply and demand, isn't it? Perhaps in the future (with aging baby boomers) there would be so many customers that it would allow pharmacies to charge higher dispensing fees, and if some ppl don't like it they can leave (which means more time to deal with each customer). And in the meantime, how about working in a less densely populated city? Plenty of underserviced communities that need pharmacies.

[SamInfinity]

It's all about supply and demand, isn't it? Perhaps in the future (with aging baby boomers) there would be so many customers that it would allow pharmacies to charge higher dispensing fees, and if some ppl don't like it they can leave (which means more time to deal with each customer). And in the meantime, how about working in a less densely populated city? Plenty of underserviced communities that need pharmacies.

That's not really how dispensing fees work though. If you find that you need more time to deal with each customer, and you really have that demand, then hire another pharmacist. There are lots of pharmacies that have multiple pharmacists. Good point about underserviced communities though, because the scholarship programs through retail chains generally put you in those areas. The number of scripts you do each day is much lower than in an urban area, but the pace is more relaxed and the "quality" may be better to some people.

[HighFlyer]

is it true that pharmacists have to stand most of the time / all day?
yes.
it seems like kind of a lonely job.
when it gets busy enough, that's the last thing you think about.

[Steeve Urkel]

Didn't know Pharmacies could dispence Mary Jane already. I wonder what's more dangerous to keep on hand, Methadone or marijuana..

I wonder which is more profitable, them Heroin addicts come in almost every other day for a Methadone drink (that's 15 dispencing fees a month!! :D)


I don't think pharmacists dispence methadone treatments.
From what I was reading in my local paper, the people being treated have to go to a local clinic where you neeed a referal and you have to be observed- or something like that.

Apparently in my city also we have a "clinic" or treatment centre for alcoholics who are really addicted.
They go to this centre downtown somewhere and they are allowed 1 drink per hour as long as they stay there.
It's some kind of pretty new program to try and keep alcoholics off the street and try to offer them treatment!
just read about this in the paper, would have never figured....

[SamInfinity]

I don't think pharmacists dispence methadone treatments.
From what I was reading in my local paper, the people being treated have to go to a local clinic where you neeed a referal and you have to be observed- or something like that.

Apparently in my city also we have a "clinic" or treatment centre for alcoholics who are really addicted.
They go to this centre downtown somewhere and they are allowed 1 drink per hour as long as they stay there.
It's some kind of pretty new program to try and keep alcoholics off the street and try to offer them treatment!
just read about this in the paper, would have never figured....

Not necessarily. The important thing is that the clinic MUST have a licensed person dispensing it. Pharmacists are allowed to dispense methadone treatments, but the patient has to take the medication right in front of the pharmacist each time. Not a lot of pharmacies carry it though, because of the inherent safety risk to the staff and customers.

[Seveneighty]

is it true that pharmacists have to stand most of the time / all day?

it seems like kind of a lonely job.If you don't like standing and/or get lonely easily, perhaps pharmacy isn't for you.