I donβt know who needs to hear this, but being rude to your pharmacists or pharmacy technicians will not make your insurance work any better.
Please call the number on the back of your card instead if you want to scream at someone today.
PSA: Nurses are not the ones giving you shots at Walgreens. They are PHARMACISTS. Please stop calling me a nurse π I worked really hard to become a pharmacist..
Me: βYou will need a Prior Authorization for this medicine. I sent a fax to your doctor.β
Pt: βIβve never heard of anything like that.β
Me: βItβs fairly common with some medicines.β
Pt: βWell, IβVE never heard of that before.β
Me: βOkay, well you will still need that PA.β πππ
Pretty cool story. Had to go to a Urgent Care today, and for the first time, I was able to put my occupation as βPharmacist.β She basically asked me what I wanted I wanted to be treated with ππ