the worst bit of pharmacy

[hadfield]

hi!
im writing my personal statement and i would like to be able to add something like " and i understand that pharmacy requires( a bad bit to pharmacy) eg long hours)
i was hoping you could all help
so please what are the worst bits to pharmacy ???
thanks all

[DavidS]

Originally Posted by hadfield

hi!
im writing my personal statement and i would like to be able to add something like " and i understand that pharmacy requires( a bad bit to pharmacy) eg long hours)
i was hoping you could all help
so please what are the worst bits to pharmacy ???
thanks all

I think that you need to understand, as do all workers in public health, that you will be personally involved in patients getting worse, (as well as better), whether its due to mistakes, oversights, other people, or a malign fate. You may then discover things about your employer/employees, friends, family, government and the general public that you did not know before, also both good and bad. It will require a certain strength to deal with all of that.

[johnep]

Long hours, risk of prosecution, having to deal with the public.
johnep

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by hadfield

hi!

so please what are the worst bits to pharmacy ???

Watching people die - slowly (and it's impact on their loved ones)

Positive pregnancy tests on 12 year olds

Women who have been raped and "can't see their own doctor"

Children as carers.

Watching as elderly GP's loose control of their surgeries.

Jeff

[Lazy Nite]

What is this?

[Pharmanaut]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Watching people die - slowly (and it's impact on their loved ones)

Positive pregnancy tests on 12 year olds

Women who have been raped and "can't see their own doctor"

Children as carers.

Watching as elderly GP's loose control of their surgeries.

Jeff

Have to concentrate at 100% peak 100% of the time.
Work in noisy distracting environments.
Dragging yourself off to work on a monday morning.