When I was working, mostly I worked in a specialty pharmacy where I was the only pharmacist assigned to the pharmacy for the 8.5hrs that it was open. I did not take a break either as a 15 minute break or a lunch break due to orders that would come if I was gone. My tech could fill orders but I had to check them so being away for more than 5 minutes or so was difficult for me. I ate lunch in the pharmacy at my desk which was away from the sterile production, but on a very busy day it would have been nice to have a break just to rest. I never had that chance for approximately 18 years in which I worked in this pharmacy. To get paid for the time that I worked through lunch, I had to submit a form each week stating that I had not had a break during the day. I was paid for the time that I did not take a lunch break only if I submited the form mentioned previously. Pharmacists need a break. If the time for their break time is posted, the public would get used to the off time and not come during that short time span. In the hospital setting, several rotating pharmacists who had been trained in the speciality areas could cover for a meal break. Standing on your feet for 8 hours or more daily is hard on the body as well as mentally challenging. I would like to see a provision made where pharmacists would be granted time off for a lunch or dinner break.