Archive for the 'Ask The Angry Pharmacist' Category

ATAP (Ask the Angry Pharmacist): Imitrex packaging

Here is my question, though it’s unrelated to today’s post, and it’s not my pharmacist’s fault in the slightest. Why does Imitrex come in those big, folding card packages? Because God and GSK hate you. Actually it’s like that for your enjoyment I love the Imitrex packaging, because it gives me a damn good excuse [...]

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Woah. I cant believe it.

I am one of those drug reps that you hate see walking through the door but I have to ask a serious question. Do you think that generic Coreg is equivalent in efficacy/tolerability to the branded Coreg? Also, since there will be 14 potential manufacturers of generic Coreg, will they all have the same effect? [...]

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Vancomycin Question!

Heres a very good question that I recieved about Vancomycin (AKA Mississippi Mud) from Ingrid. I actually had this question a few months ago. So here’s my question: Can IV vancomycin be given orally? Once upon a time a couple of jobs ago, maybe 15 years ago I worked on a peri-op floor of a [...]

Friday, August 31st, 2007

I have a fan club!

My fiance’ (yes ladies, i’m taken. Sorry!) has pointed out that I have a fan club that I was unaware of. On Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) I have a group dedicated to yours truly. Whats even better, is that it has over 300 members. What makes it even better than that is that they actually LIKE ME! [...]

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Drug Disposal Questions

Once in a while I’ll get a few good questions that I think should be public knowledge. In fact, I even made its very own category for it! I only try to pick questions that a lot of people ask, and something that I can make funny and entertaining to read. As always members of [...]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

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