This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, pharmacists Robbie Abasi, Sam Lona, and Xavier Hill trade their white coats for story-telling mode. They open with a “Plan B Blind Draft,” ranking the most head-scratching things techs say—like charging $3 for “emotional labor” or claiming HIPAA only counts if someone actually hears you. Laughs aside, the game tees up a real conversation about coaching technicians without turning every request into damage control.

From there, Xavier steers the crew into the metaverse: could a VR “avatar pharmacist” ever replace face-to-face counseling? The debate covers rural access, identity-checking headaches, and whether AI avatars would still need to prove they’re more than a slick interface.

The weekly weigh-in tackles passive-aggressive pharmacy body language—eye rolls, tray slams, and the legendary “10-second sigh.” Robbie shares his secret weapon: a programmable red “tap-out” button that techs earn for going above and beyond, redeemable when they need a break from a rough interaction. The competition keeps morale high and workload balanced.

Finally, Pharmacy Pandemonium brings a caller who found loose lisinopril tablets after a burglary and demands the pharmacist identify the thief. (Spoiler: pills don’t come with name tags.) The hosts dissect what pharmacists can—and can’t—legally do, then imagine the antics of a “Lisinopril Bandit.”

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