# Is this a really unusual pharmacist/client interaction? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 20, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746 "2003-03-20T06:15:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/21 "2003-03-20T23:36:24Z")
Were you, by any chance, filling a prescription to cure that “painful permanent erection” problem? That could be your answer right there… ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/22 "2003-03-20T23:48:47Z")
[“Right. I’ve got some of your prescriptions here. Er, who’s got the pox?”](http://www.graphicszone.net/monty_python/scripts/Series_2/25.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/23 "2003-03-20T23:53:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\*Were you, by any chance, filling a prescription to cure that “painful permanent erection” problem? \*\* Not yet. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/24 "2003-03-21T02:45:02Z")
Lorenzo, my pharmacist did something odd to me too. Apparently he lives across the street from me, which he mentioned once. I said the people downstairs from me had moved out. Out of the blue, this guy calls me to ask about this apartment. It was weird. We’re not pals or anything-- we’ve only talked once, though obviously he was aware of me. But you know, maybe that job makes people feel like they know you. You can probably tell a lot about a person by the scrips he gets filled. I’ve had pharmacists make rude personal comments to me about certain scrips, in front of other customers, as if they knew me. Huh. This wasn’t very helpful, sorry. Yes, she may have a crush on you. Or she may be one of those overzealous types who thinks she knows you b/c she knows what drugs you take. You may want to mention your wife in your next convo and see how she reacts. Add me to the list of people who want to hear what happens next. ---
**Author:** ![ASD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@ASD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASD)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/25 "2003-03-21T03:47:28Z")
Is it entirely impossible that the paperwork she had happened to be the paperwork for your prescription? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/26 "2003-03-21T04:36:59Z")
Just for the record, and because this is the Straight Dope, the proper medical term for a permanent painful erection is priapism, from the Greek god of fertility, Priapus. Just so’s ya know. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/27 "2003-03-21T12:46:37Z")
- - - There aren’t any drugs to control priapism, maybe it was the 500-count tablets of Viagra he was buying? Or the emergency pair of socks he keeps rolled up in his front pocket? ~ ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/28 "2003-03-21T17:23:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DougC \* > \*\*- - - There aren’t any drugs to control priapism, maybe it was the 500-count tablets of Viagra he was buying? Or the emergency pair of socks he keeps rolled up in his front pocket? > ~ \*\* Actually, thanks to some of the more imaginitive posts to this thread, it is indeed the anti-Viagra of which I am in need. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/29 "2003-03-21T17:30:26Z")
Does Mrs. Lorenzo have any scripts that are filled there? She’d better check to make sure she gets the right meds. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/30 "2003-03-21T21:23:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*Does Mrs. Lorenzo have any scripts that are filled there? > > She’d better check to make sure she gets the right meds. \*\* Sinister possibility that hadn’t crossed my mind–yikes. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/31 "2003-03-21T21:39:41Z")
Dude, if you’re serious about that, I second the previous suggestion: NEW PHARMACY. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/32 "2003-03-21T22:34:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ethilrist \* > \*\*Dude, if you’re serious about that, I second the previous suggestion: NEW PHARMACY. \*\* It’s a scary possibility which also seems very unlikely to occur. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/33 "2003-03-24T16:17:35Z")
Has your wife seen her? Any chance for a threesome? Don’t tell me you haven’t thought of that! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/34 "2003-03-24T17:38:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*Has your wife seen her? Any chance for a threesome? > \*\* Don’t go the ‘Threesome’ route. You risk your marriage in more ways than you think. How bad do you think you’d feel if youre wife left you for your Pharmacist? And you’d Still have to find a New Pharmacy. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/35 "2003-03-24T17:46:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by quietman1920 \* > \*\*Don’t go the ‘Threesome’ route. You risk your marriage in more ways than you think. How bad do you think you’d feel if youre wife left you for your Pharmacist? And you’d Still have to find a New Pharmacy. \*\* Points very well taken and excellent advice. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![IrishRideGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b4bc9f/32.png) [@IrishRideGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrishRideGirl)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746/36 "2003-03-24T20:28:56Z")
My pharmacist remembers EVERYTHING about me and at first I was a bit taken aback. Now I think it is kind of cool. I don’t have to spend endless amounts of time repeating personal information in front of strangers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-really-unusual-pharmacist-client-interaction/162746.md?page=1)