Hospital Pharmacy Phone Calls

Bill should just call next time

[quinton]

My wife is a hospital pharmacist. All she could manage after watching was saying, "It's all true"

[StarUnreachable]

Love that Jonathan is the only person who does med rec correctly (and that I can tell it's Jonathan even though it's just a picture and ALL OF THE CHARACTERS ARE PLAYED BY THE SAME GUY).

[xvsrjol]

If I had a nickel for every time a "missing dose" was sitting at the tube station, I'd actually be receiving fair pay for my work.

[ellens]

I once tried to say “Alexa stop the timer” and instead “Pharmacy, this is Ellen” came out of my mouth

[lowtzechien]

I laughed when Jonathan wins the Perfect Med Rec Award. I assume he doesn't speak and the pharmacist just assumes that he is making the correct med recs all the time

[megant]

As a hospital pharmacist, I can confirm this is 💯 accurate. I recently was reviewing a med rec and it said the patient was taking 800 tablets of vitamin d per day. Just went ahead and changed that to 800 units.

[amyann]

It’s a fine line that I walk as a pharmacist knowing something is wrong and trying to clarify without coming across as rude or degrading lol

[ada]

Amazing how the pharmacist manages to maintain the same chipper, tone and demeanor with every call that comes his way. I dare say he's near the level of a Johnathan.

[FunSam]

Inpatient pharmacist here. You absolutely nailed it. The phone never stops ringing. It's not an exaggeration.

[brianhairston]

As a hospital pharmacist, I appreciate every time you shed light on what we deal with. People already don’t really know what community pharmacists do and certainly don’t know what hospital pharmacists do

[sam_ben]

Context for some of the less obvious screw-ups for any non-medical peeps -
- Creatinine is a measure of kidney function, this patient has a kidney injury and NSAID's like ketorolac can cause/worsen kidney injuries
- Hydralazine is for blood pressure, hydroxyzine is for itching (everyone gets these confused at some point)
- Warfarin is kind of an old school blood thinner (but still pretty common) that can be a pain to manage/keep at appropriate levels because it requires regular follow-up visits and lab checks. So docs who don't typically see patients long-term or deal with a lot of chronic conditions would not be the best choice to manage it, to put it mildly

[goliathcleric]

Naturally Jonathan would do a perfect med rec. He is the perfect medical practitioner.

[mattob]

Vanc line and sad trombone pharmacy emergency warning. These are genuinely needed in any modern hospital…love it ! 🤣😎

[mckenziebarrow]

The part when the pharmacist recommended the generic brand reminded me of the first time I bought my own prescription. I was in college and it was going to cost more than I had in my bank account. That Walmart pharmacist was the real MVP for making that call to my doctor and getting the prescription fixed to the $15 generic brand

[fcdh]

I’m a hospitalist who worked in internal medicine for quite some time. I actually said “OH GOD” out loud when I heard it was ortho managing the warfarin. 😂

[johnreed]

Honestly thought this would end up with Bill calling the pharmacist, while still being in front of him.

[DisabledDragon]

So what I'm getting from this is that "check the tube station" for pharmacists is basically "try turning it off and on again" for IT people.

[melanygalvez]

“I just randomly pick up the phone every few minutes. There’s always someone to talk to.” 🤣

[marli]

I love that Jonathan is getting the recognition he deserves for his excellent care and service. Also, he was the employee of the year before and after 2022. Meaning the Pharmacist just made his job easier by putting pictures up in advance. He knows no one will ever beat Jonathan!

[emilysolidarity]

I'm in tears, he nailed it! This skit deserves an award for authenticity. Hospital pharmacist-approved!