Hmm. It appears that we have been innocently poisoning our babies with..gasp..cold medication!
Come on. Does the FDA etc have nothing better to do? I mean, those of us in the know, KNOW that these medications do practically diddly, but deathly? Please. If that were the case, then all of us would have died as infants when our parents unknowingly fed us these deadly, useless medications.
Why haven't the babies been dropping like flies for 30 years? Because the medication isn't dangerous. The PARENTS who od the kids are the dangerous ones. And not many parentl do that.
Sheesh
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Vote for Someone Else Then.
Awright. I have had just about enough whinging from the seniors in my practice. It seems like none of them remember the fact that once a year, for the past 14 years or so, they have a $100 deductible for the government drug plan. Hell, I had one who claimed that they didn't have a drug plan. But they did. The government one. Now if they were willing to pay cash instead of using the government plan, I would be ecstatic. That means that the pharmacy would get a decent profit AND my taxes would be able to go a little farther.
That was not to be. Idjit just didn't want to comply with government rules. It seems that all the seniors in my town think that all the pharmacies are trying to rip them off. Because we want them to pay the damned deductible. If you don't like the deductible, then vote someone into office that will repeal it. Although, I doubt you will have much luck. The government likes ways to keep my hard earned cash in it's pockets. Not to mention the fact that deductibles did not come up once in a recent election, that I heard of.
People, just pay whatever I tell you is owing. I don't have time or patience to explain for hte thousandth time something that you should know. That you do know.
That was not to be. Idjit just didn't want to comply with government rules. It seems that all the seniors in my town think that all the pharmacies are trying to rip them off. Because we want them to pay the damned deductible. If you don't like the deductible, then vote someone into office that will repeal it. Although, I doubt you will have much luck. The government likes ways to keep my hard earned cash in it's pockets. Not to mention the fact that deductibles did not come up once in a recent election, that I heard of.
People, just pay whatever I tell you is owing. I don't have time or patience to explain for hte thousandth time something that you should know. That you do know.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Pay a Little Attention Folks
Today was the day of crappy prescription writing. There was the doctor who changed his mind about the directions midstream and scribbled on top of what he already wrote. Thereby rendering the directions illegible.
There was the doctor who prescribed controlled meds that the patient shouldn't need yet. Once contacted the doctor gave a reasonable explanation and the rx was finally filled.
Then there was the doctor who wrote for a compounded cream, but chose the wrong ingredient on their computer software drop-down menu, thus creating a prescription for a 50% hydrocortisone cream. (normal is around 1%). This office took an extra long lunch today. Left me on hold for 15 minutes when they finally got back and then took another 20 minutes to clarify the prescription. The whole time the client was staring me down. I tried suggesting to her to go do something else. (anything else!) but no, the client wanted to stand there and stare at me. I hate that.
Then a doctor faxed in a prescription for a refill for a client. With the wrong directions. Or at least, directions that were different than the last time. So I had to re-fax back the prescription with a request for dosage clarification. As it happened, I was right. The directions should not have been different.
Oh, and my local druggie called to say he was out of his Percocet and could I "just give him a few" to get him through to his next doctor appointment. I waited till I hung up the phone to laugh at him.
There was the doctor who prescribed controlled meds that the patient shouldn't need yet. Once contacted the doctor gave a reasonable explanation and the rx was finally filled.
Then there was the doctor who wrote for a compounded cream, but chose the wrong ingredient on their computer software drop-down menu, thus creating a prescription for a 50% hydrocortisone cream. (normal is around 1%). This office took an extra long lunch today. Left me on hold for 15 minutes when they finally got back and then took another 20 minutes to clarify the prescription. The whole time the client was staring me down. I tried suggesting to her to go do something else. (anything else!) but no, the client wanted to stand there and stare at me. I hate that.
Then a doctor faxed in a prescription for a refill for a client. With the wrong directions. Or at least, directions that were different than the last time. So I had to re-fax back the prescription with a request for dosage clarification. As it happened, I was right. The directions should not have been different.
Oh, and my local druggie called to say he was out of his Percocet and could I "just give him a few" to get him through to his next doctor appointment. I waited till I hung up the phone to laugh at him.
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