What a mess

Yesterday was my first full day as pharmacy manager. I made my rounds throughout the store and met several associates in addition to my technicians. Most of my day in the pharmacy was devoted to organizing the place and cleaning. The pharmacy was very messy and looked as though it had not been dusted in years.

The funny (and frustrating) part of my day came when I started to organize the stock room. The room looked way too small and very cluttered. As I began to sort boxes I realized that there were several boxes of the same item: lids for size 13 dram (small) vials. I counted 14 boxes of those stupid lids. That translates into over 24,000 lids for one size of vial. In other words, I had over 4 months worth of inventory for one item. That is NOT how you turn over an inventory.