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Saw her again when I went upstairs. She also went up for her rotation about the same time as me. She said hi, I said hi. I said bye, she said bye. Too many people around =(

My preceptor decided to toss me to do bedside counselling oreadi. Did a few on Friday courtesy of my ICU pharmacist. Luckily my OP training quite thorough - action packed counselling. I was reputated to be a zhao cai mao. Every where I go seem to get flood. Now at upstairs my preceptor pointed out, " So it's you ar?! The other day I MC but my phone ringing non-stop that there's not enough beds!"

May be I should have worked for a big chain pharmacy instead? But then what for? Pay still the same.

I wan more pay:

Why pharmacists resign

TodayOnline Sep 21, 2007

Better work conditions, pay may help stem high turnover rate of these professionals

I refer to the report, "MOH to recruit more pharmacists from overseas" (Sept 17). It was reported that of the 1,482 pharmacists on the register here, less than half are involved in direct patient care, such as practising in hospitals, polyclinics and retail pharmacies.

This is a worrying figure. While I applaud the ministry's efforts to recruit more pharmacists from overseas, it should also delve further into why pharmacists are not practising and find ways to stem the drain.

I know a pharmacist who has worked in a retail pharmacy and in one of the restructured hospitals. During her stint with the retail pharmacy, she worked from 10am to 10pm, with only half an hour's break for lunch and dinner. This included Saturdays and Sundays, when business is most brisk. Most times, she was the only pharmacist during that 12-hour stretch. When she was working at a hospital, it was common to see her and her colleagues having lunch at 3pm, after they attended to the last patient from the morning crowd. At times, she was called back to the hospital even though she was on leave. She worked till 3pm on Saturdays, even though the official knock-off time was 12.30pm. Sundays could become working days when duty called — working one Sunday per month is common.

Such is the life of a pharmacist, be it in hospitals, retail pharmacies or polyclinics.
Increasing demands on pharmacists without adequate compensation leads to many leaving the profession.

Perhaps it is time to review pharmacists' salaries. They are, after all, highly-trained medical professionals who run specialised clinics and make rounds with the doctors to ensure patients fully benefit from treatment.

Until we address the concerns of pharmacists and plug the outflow, increasing the number of pharmacists will not ease the crunch. Sourcing from foreign supply is but a short-term solution to a long-term problem.
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Letter from Darren Chong

Link: http://www.pss.org.sg/main/content/view/558/2/

I was told now that's now a drought at OP because one of my fellow pre-reg is a DCG. If not, every Wed can collect at least 20 interventions liaoz.

I missed the big space for dispensing in OP - got dispensing bench for you. But now upstairs no space to display your wares. Totally messed up my routine - my asthma counselling very the messy liaoz. So more got TV distracting in the A class wards @@ Just 2 weeks no dispensing can be come ga-bra verli the fast.

<3 all the "P" prescribing licence holders who call to check dosing before prescribing. Lidat better for everyone. Dun shy, I wun eat you or scold you one. Afterall, that's what pharmacists are for - rational drug therapy.