Saturday, 6 April 2013

Do not give water to someone with heart attack

This guy comes in with a script for Flucloxacillin 500mg. After I dispense it and counselled him on use and informed him he needs to take it on an empty stomach, he decides he wanted to take the tablets in the pharmacy (don't understand why people do that, you can go and take it at home - its just an antibiotic, it won't hurt if you take it 1 hour later).

Anyway, he asked for a glass of water.

Me: Sorry we don't have glasses here and we don't provide drinking water.
Him: Pfft, that's gonna be a problem if someone has a heart attack.
Me: Well, actually, you definitely wouldn't give someone water if they have a heart attack. Anyway, we're not a restaurant so we don't provide drinking water. You can purchase some water from the café next door.

He leaves after payment. Customer after him heard the conversation and gave him a dirty when he walked away. Customer goes to me: "Geez that man was a bit nasty wasn't he?"

Me: (smiled) "Oh well what can you do? Some people are like that."


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