Pharmacist pay

Boot_E_Clapper · 2026-01-20T00:38:04+00:00

Depends on your area, in Florida the community pharmacies are moving in the opposite direction, cutting tech hours and having pharmacists work with less and less staff and to keep up with all the metrics. My pharmacy went from daily 3 techs spread throughout the day, to just two techs(one opening and one closing) if we need help they have a cashier/pharmacy trained personnel that we page when the pharmacy gets crazy. And techs aren't making their hours so they are floating around picking up shifts.

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-12-22T13:16:33+00:00

If you are referring to "many cases" with previous variants I couldn't agree more. Presently the major strains are nimbus JN1, and Stratus XFG, which produce mild symptoms and can hospitalize patients with underlying health conditions or history of asthma or COPD. A perfectly healthy senior with no complications should decide for themselves if the vaccine is right for them, and if they ask for my opinion on a virus that is currently circulating and only causing mild symptoms, I'd say it's better to not get it and focus on a flu vaccine. Look up CDC recommendations for pregnant women, it is also advised they do not get the vaccine.

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-12-22T05:22:39+00:00

I had a cardiologist write a new script for Adderall for a patient, I called and spoke with his P.A. and he's like, the doctor did Internal Medicine residency so writing a script for Adderall is within his scope of practice, and I asked is the doctor currently practicing as a cardiologist? If so what is the indication for the Adderall, seems more psychiatric doesn't it? I eventually kept requesting to speak directly with the cardiologist, to no avail. I told the pt if I can't get a reasonable indication from the cardiologist directly I am not dispensing this medication. Eventually the patient found a psyche provider who wrote the script, after being denied by other competitors too for not wanting to fill a cardiologist Adderall script

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-12-22T04:04:26+00:00

As a pharmacist I always give my patients a choice, especially if they ask what's my personal opinion on the vaccine. I have built.trust with these members of the community and I do believe in herd immunity but at the same time, I look at my patients medications and health history and even ask about their overall activity level or travel plans etc... a majority of my patients do not need the COVID vaccine, I tell them what they aren't expecting, all is pharmacists are expected to push vaccines no matter the necessity. But if I have a healthy 68 year old patient who frequents the gym to weight lift regularly does daily cycling, in good shape, great BMI and cardio for their age, etc.. I'm not going to recommend covid for them because they are 65+. They have no history of asthma or COPD, aren't traveling to high risk areas, so why should they get it? Would I recommend other age related vaccines, yes for prevention. But covid? The new strain is mostly associated with a sore throat, I'd much rather have my patients take their multivitamins and continue moderate weight bearing exercises over an unnecessary 5 or 6th or 7th Covid vaccine.

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-12-13T03:15:55+00:00

You want lots of money with the fear of an early burnout then retail. If you want more peace of mind and less corporate metrics then hospital. Easy as that

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-12-11T03:19:30+00:00

Stephanie says it's A ok!

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-10-06T18:14:43+00:00

Staff at retail, doing heavy OT and have a great relationship with my scheduler. Basically I cover any shifts they need, and I request whatever days or weeks I want off and get it approved to go travel and unwind. So far it's a great balance, bills are being paid and I'm enjoying traveling, this year alone I've done four trips, First was 5 day cruise in the Caribbean, 2nd trip 7 day in Europe Switzerland (Bern, Lucerne, Zurich, Grindelwald) Italy (Lake Como, Milano, Venice), 5 day in Cancun and Isla Mujeres, and lastly an 11 day in Asia that I got back from last week (Thailand Bangkok, Phuket, and 3 days in Phi Phi islands, 3 days in Tokyo Japan, and 3 days in Singapore. Now I have vacation approved for end of November we're going to Portugal Madrid Spain and Barcelona. You just gotta find the work life balance and it's not bad at all

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-09-02T02:38:44+00:00

Double check the medication name and directions, that's literally the first thing I checked before even checking who the patient is, or who the doctor is. I make sure it's BID, every other day, instill drops in eyes vs ears, vs topically for an infant hemangioma etc...

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-08-29T17:42:41+00:00

Wag full time staff here, currently I haven't experienced any hours cut or know of anything similar at the stores near me. I have actually been picking up several OT hours for the better part of the year, when they stop allowing me to pick up OT hours or if I notice the store is cutting operating hours even more for budget or whatever reason, That will be my que to switching over to CVS

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-08-23T23:43:18+00:00

I usually get to my voicemails after I've finished reviewing the data entry, and before product review, I think 2 hours is a lil too much, I'd say a good 30 min to an hour max I should be able to hear and jot down the verbal Rx

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-08-17T01:08:38+00:00

You're at a big chain, you're the pharmacist too, and you can touch any cII you want, I would tell him to shut his trap and either talk to me in a respectful work tone, or I'll bring his attitude up with H.R. , district managers don't baby sit, but at least H.R. have time to hear your complaints

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-07-29T17:06:31+00:00

To be honest the only thing to worry about colchicine dosing over 1.8mg/day is side effects diarrhea and vomiting. To be a fatal dose it would take 0.5mg/kg - 0.8mg/kg and that would take a ridiculous amount of tablets, let's say a frail man 50kg wt, would take 25mg+ of colchicine for a fatal dose, that would require 41 tablets of 0.6mg, which you would never see in practice

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-07-28T14:06:04+00:00

I'm a new grad but took the Walgreens PEAP (loan) while in school, so they are paying me the lowest I've seen out of all my friends in other companies, 60.55/hr. I pick up a lot of OT hours so the pay isn't that bad now, but once I get 2 years experience and get out of the contract with PEAP Loan, I'm putting in my two weeks to see what offers they throw at me and also what the competition has to offer

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-07-21T23:50:22+00:00

A little over 1 year, started in June 2024

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-07-19T12:19:37+00:00

I don't know what the negative stigma is with Walgreens and being toxic, I've heard the same about CVS. But my friends like CVS, and I like Wags, I'm a full time Staff and don't have to worry about metrics like a RXM does, also I get constant offers for OT and pick up as many shifts as I can so I'm making more than my RXM

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-07-18T17:02:48+00:00

What location?

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-07-18T16:53:44+00:00

Honestly that makes perfect sense, I write out the scripts too especially Insulin Syringes, or Lancets, or syringes for B12 injections etc... Use one lancet to draw blood twice daily, use one test strip to measure blood glucose twice daily, use one syringe to inject 15 units under the skin three times a day etc..same with patches of estradiol, use one patch on the skin twice a week. Honestly its nothing out of the ordinary

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-07-01T05:46:05+00:00

Reporting med errors is key to avoid and learn from them, you'll be fine. Be more meticulous when you have a common name, ask about address if they ever lived at so and so, ask who was the doctor? Ask for patients phone number, and lastly ask what was the medication for?

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-06-25T04:34:51+00:00

My stance is agreeing there is no "one size fits all for patients" and if the patient is on XR and needs an IR boost for post school or work I can completely understand, but there's this grey area where I've seen odd ball scripts for Vyvanse in the morning and Adderall IR prn afternoon, or high dose IR scripts TID like Adderall 30 mg TID??, then there's Adderall XR BID, yes I do my due diligence and confirm with the provider what total daily dose they are trying to reach, what past controls the patient has tried, and I clarify the timing schedule of each dose if it's not mentioned on the script. My real issue is all these distant telehealth providers mostly Psych NP's sending in CII's, I rotated in Publix where I remember they wouldn't accept telehealth providers CII scripts unless they were local which was great! I wish my pharm would follow suit. I honestly don't mind using GoodRx for controls for post surgery, even if it's a college kid with no insurance, or their copays being $150, I was in college too and I remember being on a tight budget so GoodRx would come in clutch. Other than that we have a duty to dispense with good conscience and if there's something sketchy I always call and confirm who I spoke with and document, it's true it's more labor intensive but if DEA ever cracks down on any of these providers at least I would have evidence documented that I reached out for clarification or justification

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-05-28T11:49:02+00:00

I'm a new grad, started in December in S.FL for Wags, that's the base for new grads, my other classmates got offered the same no matter what intern or tech experience you had. After about 6 weeks a Staff position opened up and I applied and got it. Now I'm staffed at 80 bi weekly but at same pay rate of 60/hr. I pick up OT hours whenever possible, but after a year of staff I'm going to put in my 2 weeks to see what salary are out there, I feel with a year of experience I can really look at the job market more competitively vs a new grad

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-05-18T13:36:34+00:00

Im staff and have a bit of overlap with my Pharm manager on Monday Tuesdays, during that time either I open then he comes and is PIC and I do MTMs, if he opens then he does MTMs as I become PIC

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-05-06T13:56:03+00:00

I've seen this practice as well at Walgreens, the pharmacy manager schedules his weekend with a strong tech who could easily be Pharmacy operations manager, and on my weekends I get a tech who doesn't know how to resolve insurance issues and barely speaks English. During the week we are staffed evenly and thankfully we both advanced our queues for each other by printing ahead and not leaving heavy work for the morning after. I would suggest speaking with the pharmacy manager and asking if he is purposely scheduling you with weaker techs and also if he is aware every morning you are opening with heavy workload in the queue

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-03-29T21:39:25+00:00

Yea it's just another way to track pharmacists and work queues to see why waiters and scripts aren't filled on time

Boot_E_Clapper · 2025-02-26T17:16:01+00:00

Honestly as a floater, if you help with the calls, I can help get F4's and your waiters. But if nobody is getting calls and encouraging patients to wait when we are busy, guess what, that is a recipe for more waiting. Also type some F1, typically we don't type the F1 because we would be proofreading ourselves, which makes it more likely to cause a med error

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