Friday May 20th

Pharm Stuff:

I'm improving on filling prescriptions on the computer. I can now do many without asking for help... And I'm also becoming more comfortable using the register. One thing that is kind of tricky though is I can't always understand people when they speak even though it's English! I had an awkward moment with my preceptor when he asked me to get him a medication of the shelf. I thought he asked if we had it in the States. So I responded "Um No." He and another girl immediately looked up in shock (they thought I was refusing to get the med off the shelf). I immediately realized that I must of misheard him so got the medication. Um yeah... definitely would not say No to my preceptor haha.

Facts:

1) Naproxen is RxOnly in Ireland

2) They say GORD (instead of GERD) and Diarrhoea (instead of Diarrhea)

Non-Pharm:

Today I went into town again to see about bus tours. I booked one for the weekend of the 4th because I get a 3-day weekend since the 6th is a "Bank-holiday" so the pharmacy is closed. I'm really looking forward to that one since I'll be going to the South of Ireland...and will get a quick look at a lot of nice places. While in town I decided to get a more traditional meal--Gaelic Chicken--instead of fast/cheaper food. The meat and the pint of Guinness were delicious...not so much the tasteless boiled vegetables. But nonetheless, it was worth the extra money.

But...doing all of this walking over the past 2 weeks has taken a bit of a toll on my legs haha. I guess I'm getting old because now my knees and feet hurt...but no worries, I have plenty of NSAIDs.