And I've said "Fly High"

Aynrand Kate Panaligan Registered Pharmacist Nadapa, Umiyak, Tumayo, Patuloy lang ang buhay.

[pharmacyfollies]

Idiot: “I need to get this filled.”

Me: “What’s your name?”

Idiot: “It’s written on there.”

Yep. God help me.

[clararts]

[cayessable-deactivated20150222]

Excuse me, I am not a drug seller. I am a drug expert.

[theangrytech]

Today was a weird day. More than usual and it wasn’t even a full moon. All these people who are just crazy and I don’t mean crazy in the good way. Weird and crazy meaning out of their mind, they think they can say anything and do anything without consequence. Or they have no idea what right and...

[veterinaryrambles]

Pharmacist admonished in veterinary case - VIN

Pharmacists receive no training in animal pharmacology, but often veterinarians must rely on them to fill medications for pet owners - the owner may request to take a prescription to a pharmacy for financial reasons, or the medication may not be available direct from the veterinarian.  Trouble can occur if the veterinarian’s instructions are not clear (some of our pharmaceutical jargon is not used by human pharmacists) or if the pharmacist assumes that the dosages for animals are similar to those for humans.

So far I have had a few cases where a human pharmacist tried to change my patient’s prescription without consulting me; I only found out through the client.  

In one, I prescribed 0.8 milligram soloxine (thyroid medication) to a 110-lb dog.  Humans take very small doses of thyroid medication, such as 0.01mg.  The owner wanted to try to get it at her regular pharmacy, and the pharmacy tried to send her with 0.1mg tablets, the largest size they carry.  I had to speak to the pharmacist twice before they realized that yes, dogs are dosed very differently than humans.  The dog would have needed to gulp down 8 pills twice a day to get the correct dosage!

In another, I was trying to regulate a newly diabetic cat on glargine (Lantus) insuline.  Glargine in cats can sometimes cause complete remission of diabetes, the only insulin to do so reliably.  So of course I wanted to see if I could get my patient into remission.  Imagine my anger when the client called me saying that the pharmacist was trying to have her take a cheaper, generic insulin — a NPH insulin, which in cats DOES NOT cause remission!  Not only that, changing doses between insulin types is very dangerous, and can cause over or underdosage!  I had to explain to the client that ONLY that insulin had a shot of causing remission, and had to instruct her to not take no for an answer if the pharmacist didn’t want to fill her glargine.

I’m hoping that cases like these will lead to more awareness among pharmacists that animals are not like people, and that our doses are sometimes much higher or lower than they would expect.  I wouldn’t mind the pharmacist themselves calling me to verify — but I do get upset when they don’t even try to check in with me but change things themselves.  Maybe someday they will all keep a copy of Plumb’s formulary in stock…

[theladywithabuzz]

By Alison Hart, special for USATODAY.com

With a growing elderly population in increasing need of health care and medications, the demand for licensed pharmacists in the U.S. far outstrips the supply. Retail chains will pay top dollar in the bidding war with hospitals, drug companies and...

[progenit0r]

Patient shows up at prescription pick-up area and proceeds to pay for her prescriptions. Upon further inspection, she notices that one of her medications has changed. She used to get brand name Nexium, which used to come in blister packs but noticed that the Nexium is now in a vial like all her...

[virgin-suicide-s]

[freekinbubbles-blog]

Shit isa na akong Rehistradong Parmaseutika (Registered Pharmacist)

Bat ko pa ba kasi tinagalog. At di ko alam kung tama ba Haha! Pinahirapan ko pa sarili ko actually late post na to. Gusto ko lang madagdag sa entry ng tumblr ko to.

Sa wakas, After ng apat na taon na pag hihirap nag bungga din ang aking pinaghirapan. Wala ng sasarap pa dito. The feels na yung feeling na gusto mo ng mag Nausea and Vomiting dahil sawang sawa ka na sa mga Handouts, Makakakapal na reviewers, Libro mo pero hindi pwede. Yung nag Ha-halitosis (Bad breath) ka dahil sa kape at mani na kinakain ko gabi gabi para maextend yung hours na gising ako. Yung hindi ka pa nga Grumagraduate eh kailangan mo ng magreview for the board exam kahit na wala pang kasiguraduhan kung gagraduate ka ba o it will end up ba in a good way? lahat ng yan pumasok sa isip ko bago pa ko magboard exam. It came to a point na ayoko muna mag take dahil natatakot ako na baka bumagsak? na baka mapahiya ako sa mga tao, Isa pa dahil sa Peer pressure kaya naisip ko bigla na wag na muna. Pero there was a friend na destined siguro na magkausap kami. Siya yung nag-push talaga sakin to take the Risk and to change plans. Siguro kung di kami nagkausap nito baka until now stressed parin ako at sobrang nagsisisi. Pero dahil magaling si God He used this person at hindi nya hinayaan yung desisyon ko na walang kasiguraduhan yung masunod. Look at me now Papa God, RPh na ko! :)

Basta nung after lumabas nung results eto lang talaga nasabi ko. 

 Hahabaan ko pa sana. kaso tinatamad nako. hihihi. It's already 2:12 in the morning na kasi.

Next Move......

Oplan: Hanap work na ko this week. 

[freekinbubbles-blog]

[freekinbubbles-blog]

Okay lang lang maging feeler, Atleast may feelings. 

[freekinbubbles-blog]

Should I conceal this feeling? Days passed by, I thought those feelings vanished but why is that in a blink of an eye all the happy thoughts and bad memories has to hunt me again?

[freekinbubbles-blog]

We want everything of you Lord, Lord you're only we need than those temporary things that this world has to offer. Cast out our fears to make a difference. Na Hindi porket majority ang gumagawa ng gnito it doesn't mean that tama na to. Na eto yung gusto mong mangyari. Lord, guide us in our journey going to you. And I know that you're love never change will never give up will never runs out of us.

[staypozitive]

[freekinbubbles-blog]

Kung iisipin mong kaya mo. Kakayanin mo. :)

[freekinbubbles-blog]

Dapat patayin na habang di pa nag go-grow wala din naman kasing magdidilig. Masasayang lang yung tubig pag nagkataon. :)

#randomthoughts 

[wordsthat-speak]

My only relief is to sleep. When I’m sleeping, I’m not sad, I’m not angry, I’m not lonely, I’m nothing.

Jillian Medoff (via wordsthat-speak)