Introduction

Many people say that in addition to pills, capsules, ointments, and suppositories, laughter is the best medicine. However, the solemn places that dispense medicaments are often bereft of lively humor. Instead, the field of retail pharmacy can be fraught with stress, drudgery, exhaustion, unreasonable patient demands, and few bathroom breaks. Nevertheless, and no matter the typical arduous days involved, small snippets of amusement tend to sneak in now and again. To wit, I sought to highlight the "comedy" that often results in response to the juxtapositional situations and controlled chaos found in most pharmacy store settings. In any case, most names and places have been altered so as not to embarrass the guilty, berserk, bizarre, and downright scurvy. Hopefully you will find the stories within the following pages to be humorous and you will laugh along with me. Maybe at me, as well!