今天学了点cashiering，不过到目前为止只能做些简单的cash transaction.　那些linkpoints啊什么得太复杂了，还没学会。慢慢来吧...　


因为设计的问题，一罐白树油漏了，不仅弄得整个储藏室臭臭的，还熏了我一手的，差点儿没把我呛死。以后，我再也不要排含有白树油的产品了，能躲多远就躲多远。那味道可一点儿都不好闻...


由于这个星期我都在做morning shift,所以今天下午第一次碰到locum。今天代班的是andy,一个很funky的人。我左看右看上看下看，怎么看都不觉得他像pharmacist。后来才得知，原来他是做sales and marketing的。和他谈了一个下午，就被他的悲观感染了，对于药剂的热诚也减少了不少。做一个药剂师似乎并没有我所想象得那么好。每个module都要背得死去活来，可到头来薪水就那么一丁点儿。更惨的是，这个职业根本不被认可，因为我们总是被排挤。 咳...有点后悔当初没选会计..

忙、忙、忙。今天warehouse来货，所以得忙着点货、排货，然后忙着pack 3 ply mask。就这样一眨眼，一个早上过去了。下午的时间就上课。学了pain,fever和一点pharmacy law。今天也有人来安装antenna，可惜我的手机不争气，只有站在antenna下面才收得到signal, 而且最多也只有两个bar=.=

also saw my area manager today. though he looks pretty friendly, i'm still rather relieved that he's not here for inspection =p

*basically slacked through the morning,cos my preceptor was busy. But i did managed to familiarise myself with the pharmacy. even helped 2 people locate their products ^^ feel so proud of myself. however, i couldn't give any recommendations when they ask for one cos i haven't learn abt the differences among the products yet. so many things to learn, so many things to rmb. i wonder if i can absorb all...


*vegesamine went out of stock today! cos some guy just came and bought all the 5 bottles that i had. =) so, i had to do my first purchase order and fax it to the supplier. I hope the pdts will be delivered by tml... *praying very hard*


*one of the shelf talker fell out today and i helped to fix it. Took me some time to figure out how it works. =p


*learnt one thing very impt today: nvr believe 100% wat is written on the labels. How can the GSL items treat runny nose when all the antihistamines are kept under lock and key in the pharmacist's cabinet? Found some pdts very weird also, eg robitussin dm. On one hand, there is an expectorant to break up the phlegm so that you can cough the phlegm out. but on the other hand, there is also a cough suppressant to suppress the cough reflex =.= so contradicting....

My first day of work: Quite relaxing actually, cos dunno why the pharmacy is very quiet today.


Did a few things:


* Was assigned to take care of 21st Century vitamins. Tt means stocktaking, ordering, cleaning the shelves, blah blah blah. For the first time, i realised tt there is really a WIDE range of pdts available. Just health supplements alone take up about 8 wall units and 2 gondola(not counting those for organic). I hope no one will approach me for recommendations yet. at least give me a few weeks to rmb all the pdts...


* Learnt abt form E, invoices, IBT, packing medication etc. Also had a short lecture on corns, callus and warts ^^ actually there are a lot of medications and minor ailments tt we didn't learn in uni. The stuff tt they teach is really limited. And a lot are just theories, which the pharmacists dun really practise cos there is little clinical significance.


* Had my first homework from my preceptor. Also had my first test. We were asked to locate a couple of pdts, which we eventually managed to find,after she told us what the product was used for. haiz, my knowledge of the brand names is so lacking.


* Meet Selina, yr 3, who was doing part-time while waiting for her hospital preceptorship in batch 2. Hmm...may consider doing part-time for the rest of my hols. I don't think 6 wks is enough to learn everything, even though we will be overworking (clocking an ave of 42h a week when we are only expected to work 40h a week)


* Was quite relieved to hear from Selina that it's highly unlikely tt we will encounter any drug addicts, cos my preceptor decided to play safe and not carry any codeine syrup. Wise choice =)


* I have absolutely no idea why pharmacists are always treated like cashiers, even with our white coats and the big "Pharmacy" sign. I'd lost count how many times we have to direct the customers to the correct place.


* Had one customer coming into the shop and comment "oh..so this is not watsons arh?" duh...the colour scheme of the shop is not even correct lar.


* Was told by my preceptor to patrol the shop whenever i'm free to prevent theft, which seems be a common thing in pharmacies. The thieves always take the stuff inside and just leave the empty boxes behind. Tt's why my preceptor only display the empty boxes of the expensive items. but tt also generates prob. Heard of cases where customers bought the empty boxes cos they didn't see the "this box is empty" sign. lol. They must have had a nasty shock when they found out tt they spent so much money to buy a box with nth inside...

Had another round of briefing. The day started off with workshops in the morning and then role playing in the suntec living pharmacy. And tt's the end of the orientation. Tml's the start of actual retail practice. *nervous* i hope i will know the ans when my preceptor quizzes...