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Can someone please show me how to do INMAR returns for OTCs, especially for dep. 38 and 40?
I’m new, and my lead tech hasn’t been very helpful. I’d really appreciate any tips. Thanks!

Getting tired of walking away from fill or something and 2 minutes later the handheld logs me out. Anybody know anyways to stay signed signed in longer so I don't have keep relogging in all day long?

I started on Wednesday but spent nearly 2 full days on the computer. On Thursday I finished 25 minutes before I left and pharmacy closed. I go there, get a tour of the pharmacy, talk to the pharmacist, and he sends me to shadow a tech on the register since it was getting busy. I shadow her checking out 1 person and was told to hop on the register and get the next patient. I had no idea what I was doing, what to click, how to put in insurance, I got so overwhelmed. I kept calling people to help me, but they were busy as well. The people I was shadowing were teaching me in 2x speed since it was busy. Once the pharmacy shut down, the pharmacist asked me if I got everything on the computer, didn’t give me a chance to answer, and told me to hop on the register my next shift. This all happened in a span of 25 minutes.

Also, one of the techs I know said the other techs and pharmacist were talking about how I have so many days off. This job came out of the blue, I was in OPD before this and got all of my days off approved. The pharmacist even asked me before I left regarding my days off and why I have so many. I have things planned and this was before I even got transferred to the pharmacy.

I was told the pharmacist is impatient and wants you to grasp on to things easily/fast. He kept calling me when I was doing my ulearns to see how far I was getting. He was shocked that I was taking longer than he expected, but I was trying to actually read and learn things.

How do I not let this get to my head? I haven’t done this in 3 years so I’m very lost. I clearly told them when I got hired that it’s been 3 years so all the practice/knowledge is gone. Any advice on how to grasp things easily in the pharmacy? There’s so many buttons and little gimmicks to catch on I’m so stressed and overwhelmed.

Hi everyone! Does anyone know if there’s a way to check which Walmart pharmacies have available hours for pharmacy techs or interns? Or do we have to call each store individually?
I’m trying to pick up some extra hours since my store doesn’t have enough available. I wasn’t sure if there’s a system to see which stores need help, or if calling each store is the only option.
Thanks so much for any advice or help! 😁

So I've posted here before about wanting to transfer, and now that my hours have finally reached zero I feel even more compelled to do that soon.

Im floating around to a pharmacy that I see has an open full time position. Thing is. That pharmacy manager seems to be friends with my current manager.

I wanted to float there first and see how it is, then find a way to talk to my manager, which might be hard because I'm not scheduled there for a while. I have some people telling me I should email and some telling me to talk to him in person about it.... All I know is I want to avoid any issues and don't want anyone at my current job getting the wrong ideas. I'm just not getting any hours and not getting any experience at this point.

It is not even Christmas or new year day . what is wrong with these people ???

Pharmacist Staff at a Walgreens old store with no tech hours or floater at Walmart?

Hi everyone! I’ve lurked here for a little and hoping some of yall would be able to provide some advice for me.

I started as a trainee about five months ago, got certified like two months ago and am comfortable with the vast majority of the basics (all the rxOne stuff, most standard connexus functions) but we recently had a ton of turnover leaving me as one of the most experienced full-time techs at my store. Our RxM is also pretty new (less than a year) so we are struggling to stay organized and I would love some advice on how to get better at the behind the scenes stuff so the newer people can mostly focus on filling, register, etc as we try to stay afloat (and as they’re looking for more new hires). Does anyone have like a Resolution guide or advice on what I need to be doing as the “more experienced” tech that’s there most days? The RPhs are pretty good at helping out but everything feels so disjointed

I know this isn’t a highly specific request but if anyone has dealt with a similar situation I would love if yall would be able to give any guidance or provide any resources!!

I know the drugs, the sigcodes, everything. My issue? The math. I cannot do the math. No matter how much I study, how many videos I watch, it does not grasp, even with a calculator I cannot sort it. I can do very basic math and tnat is it. I was home schooled and it shows. I feel so stupid. I want this pharmacy tech job so bad, I keep feeling I should give up my goals because I am geuineinly feeling TOO stupid for the math. Its heart breaking and id love advice. Thanks

hey all

my coworkers lurk this subreddit so ill be discrete about it but I’ve been here for a year and some change. im looking around and while hospital does seem appealing, im wondering if its just worth it to stay at Walmart for the next few years and gather more experience so i can enter a hospital position

should I take the jump or wait? im certified and have 2 years experience total as a tech, im in my early 20s

Short but sweet rant.

Judging us on behaviors is just a legal loophole to push all these clinical tasks even harder while also saying “we don’t have goals” if push came to shove. The pressure is far more intense than even a year ago. I’m fading fast.

How do we order pet meds? My pharmacy manager is not very patient or good of a teacher when training people or walking them through steps. I had a few pet meds drop off. Just want to make sure I’m doing it right

Hey! I’m trying to weigh a career change and I keep going back and forth on which to choose. I’m currently a pharmacy manager at CVS and hate my life obviously. I have an opportunity for a position at a veterinary compounding pharmacy that pays fairly well and has a 5% 401k match, and the schedule is M-Fri 8-5 no holidays or weekends. They don’t provide insurance but they give a stipend for you to get it on your own (haven’t stated the stipend yet because we’re meeting again next week to clarify all the benefits/numbers). Also they are an independent vet pharmacy that ships nationwide so they’re fairly busy. The other option is a staff position at a Walmart neighborhood market pharmacy which would be nice since I wouldn’t have to be manager anymore (have hated being a manager) and obviously Walmart has good benefits across the board. However it’s still retail… I’m just conflicted on whether I should take the leap to a little bit less benefits but a much better quality of life with the compounding gig versus still staying in retail but at least I’d have good benefits. Any advice from others who have made similar decisions?

It’s only been a month and I already know this is not something I want to do for the rest of my life. Im 19 and live at home so I don’t have substantial bills or debt at the moment and have some money saved. I just feel like the life is being drained out of me day by day and my mental health continues to decline. Is every pharmacy technician job as stressful as working at the walmart pharmacy

I have a question on the filling for two stock bottles. For example, if asking #60, scan the first bottle ,pour, at this point, is a picture supposed to be taken?

I've seen a tech pour out all that's remaining in the first bottle (30), hit add stock, scan the second bottle and pour the pills from the bottle onto the tray that still holds the current to get #60 and take one picture.

Pharmacists: have any of you used the "half day" option in WFS for time off? When it gets approved will the day be greyed out besides the requested time off or will it be green showing availability besides the pink for time off?

Are these still a thing. According too the ai answer on one.walmart it is. But pharmacists says it isn't.

I was told it was in place when I took the position.

I will try to make this a short as possible. I'm dealing with a very unique situation with my current Pharmacy manager that I have not dealt with before with other Pharmacy managers or pharmacists or any managers in general. After some thinking of the entirety of the situation I need to get some opinions an advice on how to handle the situation moving forward. Also I have to ask the question is this a house of cards just waiting to fall? I feel like I'm overthinking some of these things but this is too much of a coincidence at this point.

​Managerial Instability: The manager is exhibiting erratic behavior, defensiveness, and avoidance, which are strong indicators of significant stress and poor management practices.

​Boundary Issues: There is evidence of past boundary-blurring with patients, such as concert trips and gift-giving, which are major professional ethical concerns. Also boundary issues with staff. Letting staff have food and the pharmacy any drinks they want not following up on appropriate attire. She even gave a staff member Ray-Ban meta glasses.

​High-Risk Staffing: The current roster—consisting of an incompetent full-time tech, an uncertified part-time tech, and a toxic staff member—creates a high potential for errors and audit failures. She has stopped using scrt consistently like she used to when she first started. We have another staff pharmacist who makes a lot of errors all the time and she would always be doing something on scrt because of his mistakes. After her Bentonville trip that has completely ceased to exist from what I have seen.

​Avoidance Tactics: The manager has moved me out of opening/closing shifts and ceased informal communication, likely to hide her workflow. I never open or close with her alone anymore- which is fine by me.

​Defensive Documentation: The mention of a "phantom complaint" behind my back and with an earshot of the pharmacy. It was loud enough that I could easily hear what she was saying. She never brought anything up to me about any possible complaints, and I never get any complaints towards me at least to my knowledge.

​Professional Protection: i will continue to document my own tasks, strictly follow the Pharmacy Operations Manual (POM), and maintain professional distance.

​Pre-Bentonville Shift: Her behavior changed drastically before her work trip to Bentonville, marking the transition from an over-sharing "friend" to a paranoid, avoidant manager.

​The Text Message: I had to call out one day and use the appropriate channels I gave her a courtesy text message stating I was not coming in for the day and then I received text message received after calling out further highlights her defensive, reactive communication style, confirming the "caged animal" mentality. Was very passive aggressive

​The Severity of the Breach: Based on these behaviors, the central question remains: How severe is her professional misconduct? Given the combination of boundary violations, retaliatory staffing tactics, and potential ethics failures. The total 180 shift makes me think she made some majorly bad choices and she was trying to cover her tracks to prevent her store from being audited for anything. What are your guys's thoughts?

Thank you for any input.