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.