Pharmacy Manager Career Guide and Counseling

Question: If I worked for a major grocery chain pharmacy and was harrassed by a pharmacy manager whom was looking into? my medication profile unauthorized. What would be a good settlement amount?

Answer: A zillion million dollars. Talk to a lawyer. It is an invasion of your privacy.

Question: Which is better a pharmacist or a pharmacy manager? which makes more money? which takes the least in college?

Answer: Pharmacist takes a shorter time to become but makes less money. Obviously there is a tradeoff between time and income. However a manager's job is much easier.

Question: What is a pharmacy manager? How do you become one? Are you a pharmacist then get moved up to pharmacy manager? What does a pharmacy manager do?

Answer: How you become one is the answer to your second question.......which is 'yes'. Like the title implies they are responsbile for making sure the pharmacy runs smoothly and are untimately responsible for making sure it does. They are also responsible for making sure all internal accounting takes place and all aspects of legal and professional requirements.

Question: If you were a pharmacy manager, what would you do to increase sales?

Answer: Offer additional services that are low cost to customers. There is information that you can get on-line about drugs. Give it to the customer so they are better informed. Print out lists of what drugs people are taking - lot of people have trouble going to the doctor with a list but they should. Show the people the alternatives. I like one thing that a local grocery chain is doing. They are giving free antibiotics. Doesn't cost a long but builds loyalty. Offer testing at a reduced cost. Blood screening, weight programs, diet advice, blood pressure checks. Anything to bring them in and keep them coming back.

Question: Did my manager break a company policy? I work at a Sam's Club Pharmacy..? I told my manager that the part-time pharmacist would be all day on her cell during work hours and wouldn't help me out w/ pharmacy duties. I told her I didn't want her to know that I told on her since it's her and I working alone on weekends. Ok here's where I think she went wrong, she told her in front of me that someone snitched on her and said that she was on her cell too much. She should have not discussed it in front of me right? I was right there standing and listening. Second, the part-time pharmacist said "I want to know who told on me cause that's not true". MY MANAGER told her right away, it's her it's! It's her! Her! Pointing at me. I felt so bad, I wanted to walk away. My heart sank. The part-time pharmacist didn't not reply since she knew it was true, I guess she didn't realized it was me. Well, she gave me the silent treatment all day. I am mad at the pharmacy manager. I wish I could explain in better detail. I felt it was wrong...

Answer: Very poor managemnet skills! You never do that! Should have pull the the part-time pharmacist in to the office for a chat instead of on the pharmacy floor in front of you! I have 10 years retail experience and I would never do that...as for breaking a company policy? I doubt that is written into store ploicy.. it is a management training issue!

Question: Does the store manager at Walgreens responsible for hiring employees in the Pharmacy Department? Or does the pharmacist do the hiring for his or her department. If so, does the store manager have to approve who works in the pharmcay dept?

Answer: Every Pharmacy Tech. I have ever seen has been hired by the Pharmacy Manager mostly.

Question: Is $15.65/hour for an Assistant Manager at CVS/Pharmacy good? I was just hired as an Assistant Manager at a CVS/Pharmacy in California and I have no Management experience. I've only been a Supervisor once and that was at my most recent job. In that previous job I was making $10/hour...which was the highest paying job I've ever had. CVS/Pharmacy is going to pay me $42,000/year which they said breaks down to about $15.65/hour due to the 48 hour work-weeks. (Managers work four "10 hour" days and one "8 hour-overtime" day a week.) My question to all of you is....did I get screwed or is this fair pay? Considering that I'm in my early 20's and I have no Management experience...I would like to think that this is a great deal for me. But I can't help but wonder if I'm getting screwed...anyone got any feedback for me? Also, if any of you out there have worked at CVS/Pharmacy before or still do....how do you like it? Can you tell me what to expect? Is it gonna suck? I'm about to begin my training there and I'm curious. THANKS EVERYONE, I APPRECIATE IT!

Answer: I wouldn't look at it in terms of wonderful vs. terrible; that could set you up for disappointment. With any job, you have to give it a chance and see whether it's a good fit for you, whether it suits your own criteria- do you like working with the public, do you enjoy being in a leadership position? An important consideration is how well you get along with the people there- if you make a couple friends, that can go a long way towards making a job "worth it"- consider that you're spending the majority of your waking hours with these people! I personally wouldn't want to work a 48 hour week, but you may find it's a wonderful way to save up some money- just so you have something that you're saving towards. Do I think $16 an hour is "worth it"? Money alone is never worth it. I've been my very happiest when I was dirt poor. The only reason I'm working a steady job is that there were specific things that I wanted that required more of an income. There is one good thing about working long hours- you don't have any time left to go out and blow it all!

Question: Can my hours be given to someone else after being promised to me by Wal-mart Pharmacy manager? I was hired as a part-time pharmacy technician at Wal-mart pharmacy. The pharmacy manager told me that I would be taking the place of a full time technician who is returning to school approximatly 3 months after my start date. I was basicly hired to take his place and to train until he leaves. Since then, the pharmacy manager has been fired and the new manager is planning on giving my hours to someone else. What are my Rights! I have contacted human resources, they are on my side, but there is nothing they can do about it because the pharmacy is a whole different dept. please answer ASAP! Thank You

Answer: They can give the hours to whoever they want. The person who said you would get the hours was fired, The new manager is the one who decides the schedule now.

Question: Does anyone know how to become a pharmacy tech at publix? i have been working with publix for about 2 1/2 years. i have been trying to get a pharmacy tech job, but no luck. i've been asking a lot of pharmacy managers in some stores and they said they are not hiring. does anyone know how u become a tech at publix?

Answer: tech jobs are not drying up. My husband and I are moving to Nashville Friday. We are both pharmacy technicians, we had MULTIPLE job offers. Together we will be making $1250 more per month. Maybe the other answerer is just not a good technician? You do not need to go to a school to be a pharmacy technician. I did not go to one, and I get paid well, and have been a tech for 8 years. States usually do not have tests, but you might have to fill out some forms and pay a fee to get your individual state licensures. I have a PTCB certification (CPhT) as well as a TN and KY state lecenses. Study for and take the PTCB certification exam. Upon passing, you will be a CPhT. The test is super easy. I would suggest getting a job at a hospital in the pharmacy. They pay far better than retail pharmacies. You get to see lots of neat stuff and the benefits are usually awesome.

Question: If you were the manager of the pharmacy, what would you do to generate more money for the pharmacy?

Answer: offer extended hours for customers to enjoy have a program where if your customers move all of their prescriptions to your pharmacy they get such and such gift or reward. (often customers use two or three pharmacys for different prescriptions) partner with a local doctor or two and offer them benefits and rewards (like free lunches for their office, or a cut of the sales) to have their patients prescriptions all sent to your pharmacy; called in to your pharmacy; moved to your pharmacy; your pharmacy reccomended for new patients, odl patients, all patients. Send RX pads for prescriptions to doctors offices with your pharmacy's name, address, and phone number on each page. Along with something nice for the doctor (a gift certificate, wine, etc) so when he/she writes a prescription it is already written on your paper. Some customers may get confused and think they HAVE to buy from your pharmacy, and patients looking for a new pharmacy will come and check you out.