My Pharmacy Experience

I am so thankful be able to call up my Doctor and have an appointment the same day. Most people (here in Canada at least) don't have that privilege. He wrote me a prescription and I was all set...

I went to the Pharmacy, dropped it off and decided to come back later to pick it up. When I returned, the Pharmacist gave me the medical instruction for this particular drug. Without looking up from the computer he asked, "Are you Chris?" I said, "Yes".

Still without looking up from his computer he said, "So, this is an antibiotic...?", like it was a question. I responded, "OK..?". Thinking to myself, "Shouldn't you know that already?"...

And still without looking up from his computer he asked, "Do you have bad acne?".

I paused, then responded, "Not since high school...", thinking to myself, "Does this guy know what the heck he is talking about??" And, furthermore, if he were to have looked up from his computer for even a quick second, he'd probably know the answer to his preceding question.

With a confused tone he asked me, "Do you have problems with your chest?" I said, "No, but I do have strep throat, which is probably why my voice sounds like a 12 year old going through puberty..."

Finally, he looks up at me and says, "Oh, yes, OK then!".

"have a grEAt dAy", I said with my squeaky boy voice, thinking that maybe this guy needs some professional development training... or simple social skills.