I have worked in retail pharmacy over the past 5 years and have worked multiple shifts over 12 hours.  Pharmacy is a profession, like many others in the medical field, that requires intense concentration and multi-tasking on a daily basis.  I feel it is risky to have pharmacists perform this sort of work over such long periods of time, especially without a break.  In many retail locations, we as pharmacists are torn between not only verifying prescriptions and counseling patients, but also answering the phones, supervising technicians, administering immunizations, etc.  Pharmacists are stretched thin in many situations and having to maintain this for shifts greater than 12 hours without a break is potentially dangerous.  Our profession demands perfection.  Our patients deserve to always have quality medical care.  We owe it to our patients to be able to perform at our best, but fatigue and lack of concentration undoubtedly happen over the course of such long shifts. Our colleagues in West Virginia and North Carolina have taken action to ensure the safety of their citizens and well-being of their pharmacists.  I urge the Virginia BOP to do the same.