system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does it take my pharmacy 30-40 minutes to fill a prescription?

Even when it's not busy. Count the pills, put them in the bottle. You already have my insurance, I'm here every month getting the same things. Why does this take more than 5-10 minutes to accomplish?
gpt
It's not necessarily not busy just because nobody's physically there. There could be a bunch of people who called in ahead of you, or who call while they're filling your prescription.

For some things, there's also additional oversight required; the pharmacist might have to confirm that you really do have the prescription and check to make sure it's safe to give you.