ER Call and Adacel

I had a nurse (I think, but maybe not) call me from the ER asking me for a tetanus shot to be sent.  She named it “Idicil.” 
Everyone was gone in a meeting.  I was handling the ship alone.
“Idicil?”  I asked.  I was already googling and trying to figure out what the hell she was talking [...]

Magic Mouthwash - the vague term for a concoction of ANYTHING

When I worked in retail pharmacy, a physician would write a prescription for “Magic Mouthwash” and the patient would hand over the prescription with this look of “magic.”  This special blend of WHATEVER would be the cureall for their sore mouth and throat caused by thrush or radiation or any other mouth/throat pain condition.  The physician [...]

Lyrica Approved for Fibromyalgia

This approval marks the first time a drug has been specifically approved to treat fibromyalgia, the poorly understood disease that some doctors believe is psychosomatic in nature.  Lyrica is an anticonvulsant and an analgesic medication.  I’m sure the big guys at Pfizer were jumping up and down on this one.  Not only are women more [...]

Alli - a new name = magic for the nonmedical community, apparently

Alli was born over-the-counter recently. It’s the old Xenical drug (Orlistat) made by GlaxoSmithKline. Have you ever tried this medication personally? I have to share. Though, I will warn you, this is definitely TMI (too much information for those of you not into text messaging, short cuts, or the current way [...]

Well dammit

The possible poisoned patient died.  I was pulling for him from afar…
I had to work the weekend shift and was promised to have extra coverage sent in by my boss.  He forgot.  We had a rough weekend.  Don’t you love it when management makes promises then fails to deliver?
I get a personal hoot at times [...]

Wittiest comebacks in retail pharmacy

This morning I am not scheduled to work, so I decided to look around the blogosphere and find some retail pharmacy blogs.  They are the funniest ones after all constantly reminding us all what assholes the general public is today.  Without further ado here is a good one.  The Angriest Pharmacist posts about receiving a [...]

Sometimes I have to remember the horror of retail pharmacy…

I remember several years ago… in 2001 to be exact… I was floating for a pharmacy corporation which meant I would be sent to the worst part of town during the most unsafe times.  My first experience at this particular store included a homosexual man demanding that his valium would be filled by a certain [...]

Today’s patient at the hospital…

Apparently a wife has been trying to kill her husband.  He’s a patient right now and not doing too well.  Both husband and wife are in their 70s.  Go figure. They suspect antifreeze poisoning, and the wife is suspect. I suppose there is a chance that he might pull through but the clinical [...]

Interview…

…went well. The exact opposite of my current situation.
I don’t know what to do.
What should I ask????
No 401k. Forgot to ask about short term and long term disability. It’s an LLC. Gosh. I don’t know what to do now…
Any thoughts about big vs small business?