# I passed! I'm a Pharmacist!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 25, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766 "2008-07-25T19:03:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/1 "2008-07-25T19:03:48Z")
I recently took the required board exams necessary to practice as a pharmacist in Ohio. I’ve been waiting on the results of one for 2 weeks now and the other for 1 week now. And I’m very happy to say that I passed. I’m a pharmacist!
Wow that feels good to say. 😃
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### Author:  [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/2 "2008-07-25T19:19:45Z")
That’s wonderful! I hear you can make very good money at that, and from your posts you seem like a very considerate person who will do a great job.
Yay!
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### Author:  [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/3 "2008-07-25T19:33:44Z")
Where will you work?
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### Author:  [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/4 "2008-07-25T19:34:59Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass]
Where will you work?
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I’m presently employed with Kroger and already have the store I’m going to lined up. One of the pharmacists is retiring and I’m taking his place. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/5 "2008-07-25T19:36:22Z")
How hard was it to pass the test where you shove the bottles into the printer to print out the dosage? Was it harder than the Advanced Doctor Rx Chicken Scratch class?
Congratulations. I’ll wait. I mean, well…how long will it be? 25 minutes? I’ll come back. Damn, but I am like ten minutes from here. Okay, I’ll wait. No, I will come back, because I know 25 minutes will turn into 50 minutes when old man Goldstein shows up and ties up your time. I’ll be over here, wandering the store, but I will avoid the condoms and feminine hygiene products. Damn…I walked past them by accident. Is my prescription ready?
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### Author:  [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/6 "2008-07-25T19:44:16Z")
Congratulations!
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/7 "2008-07-25T19:49:54Z")
Way to go!
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### Author:  [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/8 "2008-07-25T20:05:34Z")
Congratulations!
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### Author:  [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/9 "2008-07-25T20:30:42Z")
Many congrats, **JayRx1981**!
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### Author:  [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/10 "2008-07-25T20:40:54Z")
Well done, congratulations!
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### Author:  [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/11 "2008-07-25T20:49:07Z")
[READ THIS!!](http://drugmonkey.blogspot.com/)😉
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/12 "2008-07-25T20:58:24Z")
Good thing you passed, otherwise you’d have to change your username! 😃
Seriously tho, you must be thrilled. I’m happy for ya!
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/13 "2008-07-25T22:39:18Z")
Woohoo! Congratulations! Wishing you luck and joy in your new career!
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### Author:  [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/14 "2008-07-26T00:24:01Z")
Congratulations! RPx or Pharm D?
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### Author:  [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/15 "2008-07-26T00:38:18Z")
We have needed one of these around here for a while. Do you prefer e-mails or private messages to let you know what to send and where? What types of payments do you accept?
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### Author:  [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/16 "2008-07-26T00:42:44Z")
I kid, I kid because I wanted to become a pharmacist a while ago. I know the job pays well and requires lots of specialized knowledge but I bet you can make sweet coin on the side on the side in the Oxycontin trade. It will cut down on the robberies too if you just retail it. That may be frowned upon in some areas though.
In all seriousness, I have been prescribe Oxycontin for a major surgery and it didn’t seem to do much yet people kill for it. I probably still have someone somewhere. I don’t understand the appeal.
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### Author:  [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/17 "2008-07-26T05:01:15Z")
Congratulations, Jay, sounds like you have a sweet gig lined up!
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### Author:  [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/18 "2008-07-26T05:28:39Z")
Congrats, Jay. Whenever I get a prescription filled I will always think it could have been done better by a Doper.
SSG Schwartz
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### Author:  [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/19 "2008-07-26T05:35:54Z")
Thanks for the kind words everyone. 🙂
For the person curious above, we no longer feed the bottles into the printer. The molten plastic smell was nauseating the patients. Who knew?
And for the other person with a question above, Pharm.D
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### Author:  [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-im-a-pharmacist/457766/20 "2008-07-26T13:41:57Z")
[QUOTE=JayRx1981]
I recently took the required board exams necessary to practice as a pharmacist in Ohio. I’ve been waiting on the results of one for 2 weeks now and the other for 1 week now. And I’m very happy to say that I passed. I’m a pharmacist!
Wow that feels good to say. 😃
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Congrats! Do you know where you’ll be working yet? I’m in the market for a new pharmacy since the one I use now pisses me off.