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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This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, pharmacists Robbie Abasi, Sam Lona, and Xavier Hill start off light with a “drug-candy blind draft,” matching everyday medications to favorite sweets to explain why some therapies pair better with certain patient personalities. From there, Xavier rewinds to 1240 AD and Emperor Frederick II’s decree that split doctors from apothecaries—an early decision that still shapes pharmacy practice.

The tone shifts to burnout and safety on the bench. Robbie leans on a high-energy commute playlist, while Sam finds focus in five quiet minutes of coffee. Together they break down how small, consistent rituals can keep errors low and morale high.

A viral Reddit post about a patient insisting on same-day delivery of a Snickers bar opens a wider look at professional boundaries: the practical limits of meds-to-beds programs, questionable veterinary-clinic kickbacks, and a July 4th dispute over who really controls holiday hours. Throughout, the hosts offer clear strategies for communicating with older patients, avoiding PBM traps, and setting expectations that protect both staff and patients.

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This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie, Sam, and Xavier are back with another round of pharmacy shenanigans. They kick things off with a hilarious draft of the top things pharmacists wish they could say to patients but don’t (because, professionalism). Then it's all fireworks and chaos—literally—with some wild 4th of July injury stories and a pharmacy fact about how we end up treating more burns than you’d think.

The guys also dive into a Reddit post calling out nurses for blaming pharmacy when things go wrong. It sparks a real convo about teamwork, finger-pointing, and how pharmacists and nurses can (and should) work together. Plus, they wrap things up with a frustrating but all-too-relatable story about a nurse refusing to share med info over “HIPAA concerns”—and the patient almost going without seizure meds because of it.

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