My Opinion

I work at a retail pharmacy and decisions are made continuously. There are several instances where a patient drops of a prescription and comes back later to pick it up being informed that we currently don’t have that medication in stock. As techs, we see instances like this differently. Some would leave the prescription alone and deal with it when the patient returns, others would call other pharmacies to see if they have that certain medication in stock, while others would directly order the medication from our warehouse so we could keep the patients business and fill their prescription in 2 to 3 days when the medications arrives. In my opinion, I suggest to all techs that we check each medication for each prescription making sure it’s in stock before the patient’s leaves so problems don’t get piled up. I voice my opinion about this particular problem because as a business, I look at it as being better to order a medication and filling it in the next couple of days rather than calling other pharmacies and wind up losing business. I work with techs who are all for my thoughts and ideas while others are totally against it and only care about not upsetting the patient whether we lose their business or not.

"Muddiest Point"

                I think this assignment is pretty straight forward. The instructions and guidelines were very clear and thorough. I understand what’s expected for this essay, when the due dates are and the layout required.

            The “muddiest point” for me to conquer for this assignment is going to be choosing a topic. Since this essay is a minimum of five pages, I have to make sure I pick a topic where I can expand my knowledge on to fill those pages. The instructions for choosing a specific topic were clear giving examples of certain topics to stay away from.

            One thing that I think would’ve been helpful would’ve been some sample topics to get us on track to picking a successful topic. Another thing that would’ve been helpful is a sample essay so we students could see the layout and flow of an essay with these guidelines. I find it useful to look back on a sample essay to make sure organization and flow is proper.