ReTell Pharmacy

By Mitch Lee , Pharm-D

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Episodes: 195

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Each episode, we dive into all things frustrating, weird, confusing, and even great about the odd world of retail pharmacy. For those dishing out drugs to the general public and wondering "What Am I Doing Here?", it's time you know... you're not alone.

Episode Date
Keep Fighting
Jun 24, 2022
Life Before A/C, Vaccines For The Kiddos, The Pharmacy Scramble
Jun 17, 2022
Many Calls... Same Questions, New Novavax Vaccine, Pharmacy Hangry
Jun 10, 2022
CVS Mystery Man, Hamster Vaccines, Immediate-Open Phone Calls
Jun 03, 2022
Heavy Week, #MonkeyPoxCheck?, "Healers"
May 27, 2022
On-Hold Anger, Pediatric Boosters, HIPAA's The Route
May 20, 2022
Weird Weekends, The Fall, Not-So-Good Pharmacist Of The Week
May 13, 2022
Pharmacist(s) Of The Week, Paxlovid Problems?, Last Minute Pts
May 06, 2022
Loaning Medication, It's Happening, Bumper Shots
Apr 29, 2022
Wearing Many Hats, White Coat Habits, Providing Evidence
Apr 22, 2022
Catch Up Time, New Segment!, Uber Rx Pickups
Apr 15, 2022
White Coats For All, Fall Covid Vaccines?, Kindly Arguing
Apr 08, 2022
Vaca Buffer Day, 2nd Boosters: My Bad, Compliment Sandwich
Apr 01, 2022
Almost-Explicit Episode, Jackson Juice, Patient Surveys
Mar 25, 2022
Stealth Omicron, Down With Plexiglass?, Closing For Lunch!
Mar 18, 2022
March Madness, Pharm-Wordle, Best Time To Call Pts
Mar 04, 2022
Call-In-Sick Guilt/Denier's Guilt, Billing Covid Tests, New Rule For Patients
Feb 25, 2022
Junk Food Access, The BEST Dr Of The Week, Vaccine Confessions
Feb 18, 2022
In The Trenches, Part 4
Feb 11, 2022
In The Trenches, Part 3
Feb 04, 2022
In The Trenches, Part 2
Jan 28, 2022
In The Trenches, Part 1
Jan 21, 2022
Giving 200%, Omicron-Specific Vaccine, Patient Interruptions
Jan 14, 2022
WE'RE OUT OF HOME COVID TESTS, Flurona?, Medications On TV
Jan 07, 2022
Patients Who Negotiate, New Year Pharmacy Issues, We Did It!
Dec 31, 2021
Nicknames, Pediatric Vaccine War Stories, Merry Christmas!
Dec 24, 2021
The Anniversary Of Covid Vaccines, Pharmacist Auctioneers, 4 Word Fix
Dec 17, 2021
Staying Motivated, A 4th Dose??, Oldest Rx You've Received
Dec 10, 2021
New Sound Effect!, Omicron: The Robot Variant?, Basic Decency
Dec 03, 2021
Patient Impressions, Adult Boosters Officially Approved, I'm Getting Old
Nov 26, 2021
Windows In The Pharmacy, New Meds For Covid + Boosters For All??, Let's Get Thankful
Nov 19, 2021
Smooth Operator, Pfizer Approved For Kids, Pharmacist Of The Week
Nov 05, 2021
Halloween Episode!, Boosters & Mix/Match Approved, Jabber Or Shooter?, Scary Shift Beginnings
Oct 29, 2021
It's Cold Outside!, The First Vaccine You Ever Gave, Come Closer
Oct 22, 2021
A CPR Certification Vent, Moderna Boosters, Happy Technician Day!
Oct 15, 2021
It's Pharmacists Month!, Hamburger Helper Allergy, When Pts Keep Talking
Oct 08, 2021
Pfizer Boosters Are Here, Contagious Diabetes?, Name That Refill
Oct 01, 2021
More Vaccine Madness, ER Script With No Name, Helping Pts Who May Not "Deserve" It
Sep 24, 2021
Caller ID, Immunocompromised Police, Pharmacy Vs Baskin Robbins
Sep 17, 2021
Trial By Fire, Pharmacy-Hours Jealousy, CEO Working In The Pharmacy?
Sep 10, 2021
It's Been A Week, Y'all
Sep 03, 2021
FDA Approves Pfizer!, Vaccine Mandates, All Survival Mode Now
Aug 27, 2021
Feeling "Off", 3rd Dose Is Here, Vax Cards, Pharmacy Savior
Aug 20, 2021
More Or Less Flu Shots This Year?, 3rd Dose Trickery, Stop Calling The Police!
Aug 13, 2021
"Merdona" Vaccine, Flu Shots On The Horizon, A Patient Apology
Jul 30, 2021
The Big 150!
Jul 23, 2021
Plexiglass Tapping, Rx Transfer Rule, Covid Vaccine Stories
Jul 09, 2021
Frankie Joins The Show!
Jul 02, 2021
Eating In The Pharmacy, 1 Call Is Better Than 3, Decoding Patient Requests
Jun 25, 2021
Your Vaccine Breaking Point, Tech Of The Week!, Nine Year Old Rx
Jun 18, 2021
The Silent Patient, Survival Days, The Job Jump
Jun 11, 2021
The Trifecta Day, Whiskey Vs. Eliquis, Different Types Of Patients
Jun 04, 2021
Vaccine And Heart Inflammation? Stuck In The Middle, Another (Top 3) Pet Peeve
May 28, 2021
In A Rhythm With Covid Vaccines, Toddler Patients, Rockstar Techs
May 21, 2021
Quick Update
Apr 30, 2021
The Pharmacy Groan, New Zantac, Vaccines On The Decline?
Apr 23, 2021
J & J Pause, Does Cipro Have Meth In It?, Tizanibenzaprine, Express Yourself!
Apr 16, 2021
Sooo Much Venting, A 3rd Dose??, Patience Wears Thin Around Closing Time
Apr 09, 2021
Shane Jerominski Joins The Show!
Apr 02, 2021
Moderna Stole My Idea, It's Our Turn, NBC Spotlight
Mar 26, 2021
Covid-1? Patients Of The Week, Conversation With Travis Hornsby
Mar 19, 2021
We're All Tired, Interns: We Love You, Your Drug-Themed Names For Pets
Mar 12, 2021
Wait List Madness, J & J Vaccine Approved!, Uber Eats Delivery... For Rxs?
Mar 05, 2021
Liquid Gold, Pharmacy Robberies, Texans: You're Not Alone
Feb 26, 2021
Phones Calls Won't Stop, Nightmare Of The Week, Thoughts For A New Grad
Feb 19, 2021
J & J Vaccine, What Do You LOVE About Retail Pharmacy?
Feb 12, 2021
The Vaccine: Bumps In The Road And... Job Satisfaction?
Feb 05, 2021
Insanity Season, Staff Scheduling, Pandemic Anniversary
Jan 29, 2021
Happy (Late) National Pharmacist's Day!, Recipe For Retail Success
Jan 15, 2021
Katherine Rowland Joins The Show!, January Bingo, "The 1b Vaccine", Lunch Breaks
Jan 08, 2021
A Very Covid Christmas, Happy New Year!
Jan 01, 2021
The Opposite Jinx, Elvis Was Wrong, Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2020
Moderna Update!, Saving The World, Richard Waithe Is Back!
Dec 18, 2020
Using The Title "Doctor", COVID Vaccine And Skeptic Patients, Christmas With Your Pharmacy Team
Dec 11, 2020
Covid Vaccine Update, Cheeseburger Patient Of The Week, Compounding In Retail
Dec 04, 2020
Closing For Lunch, Positive COVID Patients... In The Pharmacy??
Nov 27, 2020
When Patients Apologize, An Expired I.D., What Are You Thankful For?
Nov 20, 2020
COVID Vaccine Update, A Concerned Parent, Intern Of The Week
Nov 13, 2020
Clopening, The $20 Debacle, How Late Do You Stay After Closing?
Nov 06, 2020
Tales From The Script, Pharmacy News, Spooky Pharmacy Moments
Oct 30, 2020
A (Possible) Favorite Covid Vaccine, Empathy Works Both Ways, Best/Worst Flu Shot Patients
Oct 23, 2020
Facemask... At The Drive Thru?, Regeneron, Happy Technician Day!
Oct 16, 2020
Working Solo, Wine Before A Vaccine, Rx Ready Too Quickly
Oct 09, 2020
Happy October!, Number Of Flu Shots Per Day, Small Talk
Oct 02, 2020
Subzero Vaccine?, Sofa Shock, Happy Pharmacist's Day!
Sep 25, 2020
Atorva-aspirin, Teva Divas, Changing Patients' Minds
Sep 18, 2020
Stop The Abuse: A Dr Of The Week, Do You Offer GoodRx?, That Crazy Moment During A Shift
Sep 11, 2020
Being On-Hold: Snack Time, Tangents, Pharmacy Of The Week: A Better Life
Sep 04, 2020
Pharmacy Skeleton Crews, Vaccinating 3 Year Olds, Patient Lawsuits?... A Slippery Slope
Aug 28, 2020
Remember Giving Your First Vaccine?, Corporate Visits: All Eyes On You
Aug 14, 2020
FLU SHOTS!, MTM: Requesting Statins, Patients Don't Understand The Process
Aug 07, 2020
Drug Manufacturer Soapbox, Patients Ignoring "I'll Be Right With You"
Jul 31, 2020
Little Victories, Patients Won't Change, Urgent Prescriptions
Jul 24, 2020
Pharmacy Bubble, CoronaMyths, Sig Codes: Breaking All The Rules
Jul 17, 2020
Mixing NDC's, Stranger Of The Week, Leave Notes/Email Your Staff!
Jul 10, 2020
The Big 100, Positive Patients: It's The Little Things, Crystal Ball On Backorder
Jul 03, 2020
Working For The Weekend, COVID Testing In Pharmacies, Nibble-A-Day Vitamins
Jun 26, 2020
Dexamethasone and COVID, Misfills And Being Human: The 5 Stages Of Grief
Jun 19, 2020
Talking Too Much, #CoronaCheck: Another Wave Coming?, Different Types Of Techs
Jun 12, 2020
Patients Pushing Your Buttons, COVID: A Silver Lining, Fake It Till You Make It
Jun 05, 2020
A Hydroxychloroquine Soap Box, "Why?", Being On Hold At Work
May 29, 2020
New Sound Effects!, #CoronaCheck: So Over It, Shift Of The Week, Rx Notes From Prescribers
May 22, 2020
Caleb Joins The Show!, Life Before Coronavirus, The Best Pharmacy Schedule, Naysayers
May 15, 2020
#FaceMaskCheck, Born On A Tuesday, Transferring Rx's Is Emotional
May 08, 2020
#CoronaCheck: Deep Thoughts And A Soapbox, Those Four Little Words
May 01, 2020
The Big 90!, Pharmacy Karma, Appreciative Patients, Can You Hear Me Now?
Apr 24, 2020
A Major Vent Session, #CoronaCheck, Floor Pills
Apr 17, 2020
Face Mask Struggles, Can't Touch This, Patient (And Pharmacy) Hoarding
Apr 10, 2020
COVID19: Patients Who Care Vs Those Who Don't, Drs Hoarding Rxs, A Patient Paying It Forward
Apr 03, 2020
Please Just Stay At Home, Patient Interruptions Over The Phone, Unique Corona-Questions
Mar 27, 2020
Co-Host Richard Waithe!, A Glimpse Into The Future Of Pharmacy, Corona Talk
Mar 20, 2020
Corona Frenzy, Your Patients and Drs Of The Week
Mar 13, 2020
Chinese Water Torture, Patients Mad At The World, A Reason To Celebrate
Mar 06, 2020
All Out Of Face Masks!, Patients Sharing Medications, The Coronavirus Vs The Flu
Feb 28, 2020
Reliving Valentine's Day, Drs Of The Week, Refill Requests: The Ultimate Facepalm
Feb 21, 2020
The Big 80!, Pharmacist Bribes, Rx For An OTC Item, Adding OTC Meds To Pt Profiles
Feb 14, 2020
Patients & Drs Of The Week, NY Times Article: Our Voices Are Heard
Feb 07, 2020
The Best Type Of Pharmacy Shift, A Refill Request From 2005, Inappropriate Patients
Jan 31, 2020
Patients (And Doctors) Of The Week, Pharmacy Robberies
Jan 24, 2020
Make It Hurt So Good, Transferring An Rx In/Out, Your Top 3 Drugs On A Deserted Island
Jan 17, 2020
Million/Billion Dollar Pharmacy Ideas, Patient's Attitude Determining Outcome
Jan 10, 2020
Staying Alive, Drs Of The Week!, White Coat Syndrome Strikes Again
Jan 03, 2020
New Year = Insurance Armageddon
Dec 27, 2019
The Best Christmas Gifts From Patients, Recalls: A Conversation With Dr Janet Woodcock
Dec 20, 2019
Halving Capsules, Blink Health, The 12 Days Of (Pharmacy) Christmas
Dec 13, 2019
The Big 70!, Rx Label Nazis, Multivitamins, How The Holidays Affect Our Jobs
Dec 06, 2019
Black Friday Pharmacy Deals, 0 to 60 in 2 seconds, Let Me Go!, Talking Too Much
Nov 29, 2019
Poison Ivy Vs Shingles, Patients Who Keep Old (Expired) Bottles, Reasons To Be Thankful
Nov 22, 2019
Doctors Make Mistakes, Patients With No I.D., Phrases To Use At Work
Nov 15, 2019
Patients Who Ask You Out, 3 Question Max, What Drug Would You Make?
Nov 08, 2019
Conversation With Nick Ornella
Nov 01, 2019
Calling Out Sick, Pharmacist and... Financial Advisor?, Your Least Favorite Drugs
Oct 25, 2019
We Can't Read Minds!, The Ice Cream Argument, HIPAA Police, Be Kind
Oct 18, 2019
Pharmacy Golden Girls/Golden Boys, HAPPY TECHNICIAN DAY!
Oct 11, 2019
Needle To The Bone, What Do You Trust Your Techs With?, Headaches From Pet Owners, Pharmacy Confessions
Oct 04, 2019
The Big 60!, Patients Who Want to Sue, Unsolicited Advice, Shady Prescribers
Sep 27, 2019
Techs/Cashiers On The Frontlines, OTC Tamiflu?, The GoodRx Landscape
Sep 20, 2019
Insurance Expert vs Drug Expert, Standing Too Close, Don't Be THAT Pharmacist
Sep 13, 2019
Spacers: To Fill Or Not To Fill, "My Little White Tablet", Detoxes
Sep 06, 2019
Flu Shot Salesmen, Insurance Ninjas, Not Taking No For An Answer
Aug 30, 2019
Corporate Quotas, Would You Go Back To Pharmacy School?, Proving Patients Wrong
Aug 23, 2019
Lethal Gout, Walking Up To The Drive-Thru, Forgetting Patient Names
Aug 16, 2019
"Just Ask Me!", Hipaa Schmipaa, Ringing Up A Cartful
Aug 09, 2019
Flu Shots Are Coming!, The "Fake-Out" Patients, Out Of Stock Issues
Aug 02, 2019
Patient's Favorite Employee, Consultation... Over Copays?, Due Diligence Vs "We Don't Have It In Stock"
Jul 26, 2019
The Big 50, Patients Who HAVE To Speak With The RPH, Same Rx Different Pharmacy
Jul 19, 2019
Phone Calls At Counsel Window, Morning Messes, Pharmacist or Therapist?
Jul 12, 2019
Drive-Thru Pirates, Thoughts On Recent Layoffs
Jul 05, 2019
Pharmacy Tunes, By The Book, Trusting Your Techs
Jun 28, 2019
Cocaine Allergy, Pharmacy Elves, Ping-Pong Patients
Jun 21, 2019
Time, The Lost Art Of Listening, Head Nodders, Read The Room
Jun 14, 2019
Handwriting Hazard, Pick Up Your Prescriptions People!
Jun 07, 2019
No Shame, Calling Insurance Companies
May 31, 2019
Patients Of The Week, Waiters
May 24, 2019
More Backorder Problems, Patients Can Help Too
May 17, 2019
The Big 40, Good Ol' Days, "Can You Dose This For My Dog?"
May 10, 2019
Patients Of The Week, Repeat Conversations, Best Friends
May 03, 2019
Twilight Zone, Hit The Road Jack
Apr 26, 2019
Fly On The Wall, Forced Smiles, Hip-HIPAA Hooray
Apr 19, 2019
E-scribe Is Your Friend, Best/Worst Parts Of Retail Pharmacy
Apr 12, 2019
Animals In The Bathroom, OTC Advice Ignored
Apr 05, 2019
Line Skippers, "Fill ALL Of My Meds", Chill Caregivers
Mar 29, 2019
Alex Barker Is Back!
Mar 22, 2019
Patients Of The Week, The PharmD God Complex
Mar 15, 2019
Patients Of The Week, Good Vibes
Mar 08, 2019
Should Techs Get Tips?, Interns: Free Labor Or Not, The Transfer Rabbit Hole
Mar 01, 2019
Paying For "The Wrong Price", Name Games, Emergency Fills
Feb 22, 2019
A Phony Pharmacist, Lockable Pill Bottles, The Joys Of Auto-Fill
Feb 15, 2019
Cell Phones, The Most Important Question, Pharmacy Manager Problems
Feb 08, 2019
Family Feuds, Store Managers Can't Save You, "It's Supposed To Be..."
Jan 25, 2019
Unhappy No Matter What, 29 instead of 30, Soundtrack of Nightmares
Jan 18, 2019
Your Other Left, Arsenal of Questions, Proposal For Busy Work
Jan 11, 2019
Absent Caregivers, 2018 vs 2019, Patient's New Year's Resolutions
Jan 04, 2019
Doctor's Office Closed, "Can I just text you the prescription?", New Year New Problems
Dec 28, 2018
More Interruptions, Back-Billing, Remembering The Positive
Dec 21, 2018
Doctors Don't Determine Price, This Is Crazy Call Me Maybe, Closing Time
Dec 14, 2018
The Perfect Pour, "ONLY ____ CAN PICK UP MY RX", Robotic Talking Points
Dec 06, 2018
Health Screenings, Smoke Clouds, Suboxone Paradox
Nov 28, 2018
Floating By, Birthday Amnesia, "Just Fill It Anyway"
Nov 21, 2018
Conversation With Alex Barker
Nov 14, 2018
The 20 Rx Patient, I'm On My Way!, Consultation Station
Nov 07, 2018
Xofluza, Those Two Little Words, Counsel? I've Taken This For Years!
Oct 31, 2018
No Flu For You, Happy Tech Day!, Interns Save Lives
Oct 24, 2018
The Insurance Illiterate, A Patient Has No Name, RPH Power
Oct 17, 2018
CREEPERS, Unprepared Callers, Spell Ziggawagga, Life-Mod's
Oct 09, 2018
Very Special Orders, 3 weeks vs 3 days, That ONE Patient
Oct 03, 2018
Copay Psychics, Get Off Your Phone, Sudafed Mania
Sep 26, 2018
Have you EVER..., Read Your Texts, The God Complex
Sep 18, 2018
STOP Interrupting, Drive-Thru Woes, Pharm-Drama
Sep 11, 2018
Obvious Answers, OTC Sharks, Perspective Shift
Sep 04, 2018
TMI, Temper Tantrums, Go to the E.R.!
Aug 28, 2018
Patient JUST Left The Dr Office, Uber Driver Thieves
Aug 23, 2018
Hydro-Corndogs, White Coat Syndrome, Is This It?
Aug 14, 2018
Discount Cards, Nurse Auctioneer, Please Stop Talking
Aug 07, 2018
Out of Refills, The Glare, Celebrate Your Staff
Jul 27, 2018