Drug Rep

Drug rep came to town today peddling his drug with the words, “This drug does not have ANY drug interactions.” 
“None?”  I said in disbelief processing the information.
He shook his head and smiled while getting my name to write down for the luncheon he was giving.
“NO drug interactions?”  I just can’t hardly believe in a statement [...]

Wow…

I learned something new today.  Atenolol (Tenormin) IV exists!  I didn’t think it did, but it does.  Anyone else used this before in the hospital setting?

Spam…

I sure do get more spam posts on this site than I would have thought.  Spam that makes no sense.  I just wonder sometimes who is sitting behind their computer either writing programs to send spam or to just send spam on their own.  What a boring existence!  Do they get some sort of kickback [...]

Newborn hospital orders

Well finally I found a hospital among the several I enter/review orders for that uses a little bit of logical thinking in administering the hepatitis B vaccine to these newborns not even a day old!  One hospital I found actually takes into account if the mother (wow a novel concept!  test the mother!) has hepatitis [...]

The wonder drug…

Study hails heart wonder drug
They have been hailed as a wonder drug - the pill of life - a magic bullet in the fight against heart disease, one of the world’s biggest killers.
Now new research supports claims by international drug manufacturers that statins, already the world’s biggest-selling medication, dramatically reduce the risk of heart attack [...]

First day on the job…

I have a lot of hope for this one.  Blonde Pharmacist may have found her calling in the profession though I can remember several times in the past where I’m stoked up front, and then it all comes crashing down with SOMEthing.  Last job was the horrible boss with no personality and expectation of job [...]

Pharmacist Joke

Peanuts Review
A pharmacist goes to a nursing home to review an elderly customer. As he is sitting there, he notices a bowl of peanuts beside her bed and takes one. As they talk, he can’t help himself and eats one after another.
By the time they are through talking, the bowl is empty.
He says, “Ma’am, [...]

To answer a question…

A comment was left on my blog asking me what did a work at home pharmacist do?  Good question!  I’m sure that most of the world has one image when thinking of a pharmacist.  The neighborhood retail pharmacist standing behind a counter with a phone propped on one shoulder (bad ergonomic posture) while typing in [...]

Walgreens - the superpower of drug stores… *groan*

Walgreens September Sales Increase 9.5 Percent;
Opens 6,000th Store

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) had September sales of $4,413,000,000, an increase of 9.5 percent from $4,031,527,000 for the same month in 2006. Sales in comparable stores (those open at least a year) rose 4.7 percent.
September pharmacy sales increased 8.8 percent, while comparable pharmacy sales increased 3.9 [...]

October is National Pharmacist Month

WHOOPDEEDO!  What is going to happen?  Is your company going to give you some nifty drug pens?  Oh yes!  I will take a Cialis pen, please!  Or will it be a catered lunch from Eli Lilly?!  Oh wait!  They won’t waste their time on us!  We don’t write the prescriptions after all.  We already know [...]