National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

JULY 12, 2023

I have served 3 years as a pharmacy inspector in the enforcement division of the Virginia Department of Health Professions. Prior to my role as an inspector, I spent 2 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager/clinical pharmacist at a small hospital in Virginia and 7 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager at an independent retail pharmacy in Virginia.  

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The Happy PharmD

JANUARY 4, 2023

As a pharmacy manager, I got that a lot. I always felt my pharmacy department was treated like second-class citizens. The pharmacy always had to give in. . They wanted to give him a controlled substance for pain upon discharge. They wanted my pharmacy to fill the prescription.

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Pharmacy Technician Controlled Substances Hospitals Pharmacy Management 52

The Happy PharmD

APRIL 26, 2023

This was even before I became a pharmacy manager. He would report me to the nursing supervisor since she was the most senior manager in the building at that hour. I have been in hospital pharmacy management for over thirty years. Dexamethasone oral solution is not a narcotic or controlled substance.

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Dosage Hospitals Pharmacy Technician Prescription Filling 52