#18 Guillo, Jan Chrtien M.

2F-PH

Before my community internship started, my schoolmates from high school
who were also trained at Mercury Drugstore said that they never did
something during their intern. They would just sit and wait for someone to
command them, take pictures when they are bored, clean the shelves when
they have nothing to do, and stock some medicines when they're done with
their work. They never tell me the good times they had and the learnings they
got from the internship.

I was so excited back then, before my internship. I was so excited by the
thought that I would be having my intern far from UST, got a chance to know
what it would be like to work in a community pharmacy and see the real world
that awaits us. Luckily, the pharmacists, manager, and pharmacy assistants
were very approachable. In my first week of intern, I didn't even hesitate to do
something even if we're not given a specific task.

I enjoyed staying for less than a month in my internship site. I was very excited
when the pharmacy assistants would tell us that we are going to compound a
medicine for a patient, reconstitute a suspension, or dispensing an Rx
medicated drug. I learned how to properly label the box of medicines; identify
many Rx and dangerous drugs; sorting the medicine boxes properly on the
shelf; how to record an OSCA receipts and dangerous drugs in the logbook; and
how to properly read a dangerous drugs prescription.

I learned a lot since day 1 until the end. But most importantly, I learned how to
embrace the life I will have someday. And I realized that success won't come
your way if you don't love what you're doing especially your work and the
people around you.