Narrative Essay On Pharmacy Tech

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My "lollipop moment happened when I was 24, at my job which I just recently left. I have been a pharmacy tech for 6 years, at that point I was 4 years in. During my career at the particularly pharmacy I have learned many "life lessons" and a lot about myself. If you don 't know what entails of being a pharmacy tech I will give you a brief summary. For the record we don 't just count things or label boxes. We input your prescription,answer phone calls, count medications, label medications, ring customers out in a drive thru or in store, run personal errands for people, fight with insurance companies, and do whatever else the pharmacist tells us. The hardest part of the job is obvious, pleasing the patient/customer. But there are some people …show more content…

My patient was an older lady, pretty sure she was single. She complained about our service all of the time, no matter what! She could come in pick up her prescription and within 20 minutes of that transaction we would have our district manager calling us. Her copays were a little high and she would tell me she couldn 't afford her medication. I would go and give her information on asking her doctor for generics, then she would tell me she hates change and that 's why she can 't leave our pharmacy. I would respond with "Oh I see, I understand.". A drug rep came in and gave us discount cards for certain brand medications. I remembered that she was on one of them. So I added it into her profile and made a note to bill it the next time she filled it. Luckily I was there that day, she thanked me up and down. The first time I have ever seen her smile and heard a positive comment out of her. I was happy of course. It makes my day to see I helped someone. My boss was so impressed with her response she gave me a gift card for my "hard work". I told her not to bother because it was my job, but she wouldn 't …show more content…

When I first started classes 5 weeks ago I was scared. I was really nervous about participating in discussion. Which I know probably sounds weird but I was really scared. I feel in the last couple of weeks I have grown. I am feeling confident with my posts now, I have received great feedback. I can notice myself growing in my work. I am very glad I took a chance and enrolled in college. With the positive change it has had on my life in the short amount of time, I am looking forward to see how I am after I earn my

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