Archive for the 'Pharmacists' Category

The MD’s guide to an RPh

Lets face it, part of our jobs is dealing with Doctors of all shapes, sizes and colors.  As you can see from this website, Pharmacists are a unique and special bunch.  I hope this guide helps our MD readers out there (you cant hide from us!) understand and interact with us a bit easier.  If [...]

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Why help those who refuse to help themselves?

There is a common saying that goes “You cannot help someone who will not help themselves”.  Pharmacists deal with patients like these day in and day out.  Patients who get prescriptions from their doctor only to have them sit unused on the shelves to be brought to you for refills months after months.  These are [...]

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Replaced by machines

Ive been writing on this site for almost 5 years.  I’ve noticed a few trends come and go. Any post about crackheads instantly bring 100 page comments from legit pain management people explaining how they are not a crackhead.  This is besides the point that I make it very clear in said post what is [...]

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Angry Tweets for 2009-12-11

What?!? Mail order pharmacy missed a Warfarin+Amioderone interaction and the pt is in the hospital? Color me shocked! # By you writing for Diovan when I say only ACE-I's are covered proves you shouldn't be prescribing. #

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Angry Tweets for 2009-12-10

A 16 year old taking ibuprofen suspension? Give me a fucking break. Pony up and learn to take pills. #

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Angry Tweets for 2009-12-08

HOW MUCH ARE 100 DAN SOMAS AND 100 WATSONS VICO-DANS?????? #

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Angry Tweets for 2009-12-07

See that note i wrote on the refill req in big black sharpie? You're supposed to read it. # I want to go to mexico for 3 months while recieving a welfare check every month. # Why am I still surprised when a MediCal patient fails to take care of their own business. #

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Angry Tweets for 2009-12-04

You just got your welfare check and you cant afford $3.10? # Amioderone added to pt thats on warfarin. Dr sees no problem and refuses to adjust warfarin. Why do I bother? Increasing vit-k prices now. # Wow, an rx for 425 grams of Premorine cream. Who needs spelling or decimal points. # FYI: Watson [...]

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Angry Tweets for 2009-12-03

Jesus christ, whats the point of a Walgreens doctors line, hold is just as long as non-dr's #

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Angry Tweets for 2009-12-01

Hycotuss? Does anyone even make this since Ethex went kaputsky? #

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

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