I have to admit, I love a good story.
So you can imagine how happy I was when someone called with not one, not two, not three, but four different stories as to what happened to the meds he picked up last week.
First, he noticed that his Xanax wasn't in his bag the day he picked them up, but didn't want to bother us so he didn't tell us immediately. Depending on the call, he either was completely out, still had some, was having a panic attack and needed them, or it wasn't the Xanax, it was the Suboxone that went missing.
Then his story changed to him noticing it at home, not in the parking lot.
Long story short, we don't know what he overdosed on, but the nurse, the doctor, and other pharmacies are not going to be filling his meds any time soon.
Imagine our surprise when we discovered that he was already on a short leash before this incident.
Moral of the story is get your story straight first before you call us. Then you stand at least a slight chance of us possibly thinking about maybe believing your crock of shit.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
leave the politics out of medicine already
I don't like getting stuck in long, drawn-out debates.
Some of it is because I don't feel I should have to sit and defend every little opinion I have. It is my opinion, it shouldn't matter to you why I think the way I do.
It's mostly because I have found that 75% of the time you get in a debate with someone, it ends with them telling you how stupid you are for thinking the way you do and that you are the reason this country is in the shitter.
Look, I have plenty of opinions. I think the country is in the shitter because every politician in this country is more interested in seeing their face on tv than actually trying to fix the problems we have. Everyone has the answer and it's better than everyone else's. In essence, politics is all about me, me, me nowadays.
I can't stand it.
I can't stand when it weasels its way into medicine even more.
I recently read that a doctor had to make it clear that there are no studies that show that the HPV vaccine can cause autism or mental retardation.
Why does someone have to do that? Because some politician opened their fat mouth and blurted about how it causes that and people shouldn't get it until more studies are done.
No, I don't care about the specifics of who said exactly what.
One of my big pet peeves is people who aren't doctors, nurses, or pharmacists giving medical advice like it's the gospel. This includes politicians and pseudo-celebrities who attach their names to things in the hopes that it gets their name and picture on tv for even just a few minutes.
I personally wouldn't follow the advice of someone who didn't get some kind of medical degree. That's my opinion and you can stutter and stammer all you like if you feel it's okay to take the advice of someone who isn't a professional.
Why? Because it's an opinion what I just said. Not a fact. Hell, the politician in question could know a little something about it for all I know. That celebrity could know a little bit about certain vaccines causing autism. I would rather believe what someone says who went to school for several years personally, but that's just me. If you're fine with following someone's advice who's biggest claim to fame is the girl with big boobs on a dating game show on MTV, then so be it. That's your call.
If you disagree with me, fine. You're allowed to. It's what makes this country great. I can think one thing and you can think something ENTIRELY different.
That said, don't present to me what you think as an actual fact. It's not.
I personally can't stand people who try to act as if their opinion is the end all to any discussion. This applies to the vaccine issue, to sports, to whether you think pepper is amazing on food. It's an opinion. Not a fact.
I only get like this because after reading the post, I read some of the comments on the post. Some were intelligent, but many were pretty much of the name-calling variety, calling people who thought differently of their opinion stupid.
In regard to the HPV vaccine, if you choose to get it for your child, more power to you. If not, same story. It's up to you. Me? If I am lucky enough to have a daughter, she's getting it unless a study comes out that proves that it's completely unsafe.
In the meantime, the world in my opinion would be a better place if some people just kept their mouths shut, particularly politicians. It seems like they're on a roll of late with the level of insane things I've heard them say.
But then that goes against the concept of free speech doesn't it?
I'm all for a good debate on an item of importance. All I want is for the other person to be informed before they open their mouth.
Some of it is because I don't feel I should have to sit and defend every little opinion I have. It is my opinion, it shouldn't matter to you why I think the way I do.
It's mostly because I have found that 75% of the time you get in a debate with someone, it ends with them telling you how stupid you are for thinking the way you do and that you are the reason this country is in the shitter.
Look, I have plenty of opinions. I think the country is in the shitter because every politician in this country is more interested in seeing their face on tv than actually trying to fix the problems we have. Everyone has the answer and it's better than everyone else's. In essence, politics is all about me, me, me nowadays.
I can't stand it.
I can't stand when it weasels its way into medicine even more.
I recently read that a doctor had to make it clear that there are no studies that show that the HPV vaccine can cause autism or mental retardation.
Why does someone have to do that? Because some politician opened their fat mouth and blurted about how it causes that and people shouldn't get it until more studies are done.
No, I don't care about the specifics of who said exactly what.
One of my big pet peeves is people who aren't doctors, nurses, or pharmacists giving medical advice like it's the gospel. This includes politicians and pseudo-celebrities who attach their names to things in the hopes that it gets their name and picture on tv for even just a few minutes.
I personally wouldn't follow the advice of someone who didn't get some kind of medical degree. That's my opinion and you can stutter and stammer all you like if you feel it's okay to take the advice of someone who isn't a professional.
Why? Because it's an opinion what I just said. Not a fact. Hell, the politician in question could know a little something about it for all I know. That celebrity could know a little bit about certain vaccines causing autism. I would rather believe what someone says who went to school for several years personally, but that's just me. If you're fine with following someone's advice who's biggest claim to fame is the girl with big boobs on a dating game show on MTV, then so be it. That's your call.
If you disagree with me, fine. You're allowed to. It's what makes this country great. I can think one thing and you can think something ENTIRELY different.
That said, don't present to me what you think as an actual fact. It's not.
I personally can't stand people who try to act as if their opinion is the end all to any discussion. This applies to the vaccine issue, to sports, to whether you think pepper is amazing on food. It's an opinion. Not a fact.
I only get like this because after reading the post, I read some of the comments on the post. Some were intelligent, but many were pretty much of the name-calling variety, calling people who thought differently of their opinion stupid.
In regard to the HPV vaccine, if you choose to get it for your child, more power to you. If not, same story. It's up to you. Me? If I am lucky enough to have a daughter, she's getting it unless a study comes out that proves that it's completely unsafe.
In the meantime, the world in my opinion would be a better place if some people just kept their mouths shut, particularly politicians. It seems like they're on a roll of late with the level of insane things I've heard them say.
But then that goes against the concept of free speech doesn't it?
I'm all for a good debate on an item of importance. All I want is for the other person to be informed before they open their mouth.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
but you're not abusing them, right?
I realize you need your Xanax.
You got it filled on the 16th last month but were going out of town so you needed it early. You even went and called the nurse to try and get her to approve it.
Except it's the same story you used last month to get it early. Then we found out that you didn't go out of town. So we told you no way on any early refills.
In fact, the nurse, the doctor, and everyone in the pharmacy told you not until the 15th this month. Repeatedly.
Yet you've called every day for the last week trying to trick us into believing that the nurse had approved your refill and to find out when you could pick it up. Imagine my surprise then when I talked to the nurse and she said she had said NO such thing to him, that she had in fact reiterated not until the 15th.
Now you're going to have to wait, plus you're only allowed to get a week at a time because you've shown clear drug-seeking habits. I'm sure this will piss you off, possibly even make you rethink where you go for your meds. In fact, I heard that you weren't thrilled with having to pay every week.
Well, I'm not sorry. In fact, I'm tempted to charge you more because you've been such a pain about it.
You are now on an extremely short leash. Mess up once, and the doctor is no longer going to provide you with the Xanax.
And that's how it should be.
You got it filled on the 16th last month but were going out of town so you needed it early. You even went and called the nurse to try and get her to approve it.
Except it's the same story you used last month to get it early. Then we found out that you didn't go out of town. So we told you no way on any early refills.
In fact, the nurse, the doctor, and everyone in the pharmacy told you not until the 15th this month. Repeatedly.
Yet you've called every day for the last week trying to trick us into believing that the nurse had approved your refill and to find out when you could pick it up. Imagine my surprise then when I talked to the nurse and she said she had said NO such thing to him, that she had in fact reiterated not until the 15th.
Now you're going to have to wait, plus you're only allowed to get a week at a time because you've shown clear drug-seeking habits. I'm sure this will piss you off, possibly even make you rethink where you go for your meds. In fact, I heard that you weren't thrilled with having to pay every week.
Well, I'm not sorry. In fact, I'm tempted to charge you more because you've been such a pain about it.
You are now on an extremely short leash. Mess up once, and the doctor is no longer going to provide you with the Xanax.
And that's how it should be.
Monday, September 12, 2011
pain pill pandemonium
I try to give people the benefit of the doubt.
But sometimes, you just shake your head and wonder what people are thinking.
My pharmacist has already had someone try to call in and tell us his nurse said it was okay to fill his anxiety med early, yet as of late afternoon, she had yet to inform us of this miraculous change of heart.
Then there's this conversation I had earlier...
Perc: "Do you carry percocets?"
MPT: "Which strength?"
Perc: "What? I also have muscle relaxers."
MPT: "Okay, but Percocet comes in four different strengths."
Perc: "Uh...well...do you carry them?"
MPT: "Listen, we only carry one strength, so I need to know which one it is before I can tell you if we have it or not."
Perc: "Well, do you carry Valiums?"
MPT: "Yes."
Perc: "Okay. I don't know what strength I need on the Percocets, but thanks for the information."
In other words, you don't have a script, you're just shopping for pain meds. Best of luck to you buddy.
But sometimes, you just shake your head and wonder what people are thinking.
My pharmacist has already had someone try to call in and tell us his nurse said it was okay to fill his anxiety med early, yet as of late afternoon, she had yet to inform us of this miraculous change of heart.
Then there's this conversation I had earlier...
Perc: "Do you carry percocets?"
MPT: "Which strength?"
Perc: "What? I also have muscle relaxers."
MPT: "Okay, but Percocet comes in four different strengths."
Perc: "Uh...well...do you carry them?"
MPT: "Listen, we only carry one strength, so I need to know which one it is before I can tell you if we have it or not."
Perc: "Well, do you carry Valiums?"
MPT: "Yes."
Perc: "Okay. I don't know what strength I need on the Percocets, but thanks for the information."
In other words, you don't have a script, you're just shopping for pain meds. Best of luck to you buddy.
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