Re: My take on the to break or not to break

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shop keeper who counts by five?

I THINK NOT!

It was a pharmacist who got me to start questioning why I was so medicated,

so fat, and so sick!

The sainted man is gone now, but I'll never forget his saying, " You're too

young to be this sick on these many meds. " and suggested I pursue my healthy

more aggressively

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

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My take on the " to break or not to break "

> Ok, maybe I'm feeling a bit " mouthy " today, abut decided I'd put my

> $.02 in here on splitting tablets. First off, I am a pharmacist, but

> don't hold that against me. On the Wellbutrin, yes I see it given

> twice a day all the time, in fact usually I see it started as once

> per day then upped to twice a day in 3-7 days. Prozac does come as a

> tablet, also, not just a Prozac. And please you guys that the doc has

> on Serafem (it's just brightly colored Prozac geared towards women),

> save your money ask the doc to write Prozac or under chemical name so

> you can get generic, b/c even though they are the same drug, Serafem

> technically has no generic, but Prozac does, boy Lilly/Dista did a

> good job repackaging Prozac into Serafem to avoid generic

> competition. On splitting long acting tablets, I argue with docs

> about this all the time, and usually I lose. They tell me to split

> them or have the patient split them anyway, esp expensive drugs like

> Lipitor, but I've had them want me to split Prozac and Paxil, too.

> Most tell me they feel the patient gets enough of the med, and

> quietens down about the $$$$ spent, so maybe they just want to apease

> the patient. And I do know it is frustrating that some drugs like

> Lipitor,Paxil, Prozac cost the same or about the same no matter which

> strength you buy. Just personal opinion, I think some

> docs " overmedicate " anyway, please forgive me for that any of you

> clinicians out there. Can we bariatric patients get enough action out

> of long acting/sustained release meds? I'm still studying on this. My

> doc says yes and he's had no probs with his patients in the past 22

> yrs, but he only does the 150cm bypass. He feels we still have enough

> gut for absorption and therefore action from the med. Knowing the

> workings of the body and absorption routes of different drugs, I

> always have loads of questions for him, as I am trying to learn all I

> can about the new workings of my new body. And I want to be able to

> help my customers/patients with their questions. I'm still learning

> too. Well, got to get on the road and go count by 5---hey I just had

> a doc (actually a resident, well not a US resident, but a medical

> resident) tell me I was just a " shop keeper " and spent my

> day " counting by five " , so I guess how dare I question what she had

> written on a prescription, hey I've done this so long I just laughed

> about it, you win some, you lose some, we just try to make it right

> for the patient. See ya!

> Melody

>

>

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shop keeper who counts by five?

I THINK NOT!

It was a pharmacist who got me to start questioning why I was so medicated,

so fat, and so sick!

The sainted man is gone now, but I'll never forget his saying, " You're too

young to be this sick on these many meds. " and suggested I pursue my healthy

more aggressively

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

My take on the " to break or not to break "

> Ok, maybe I'm feeling a bit " mouthy " today, abut decided I'd put my

> $.02 in here on splitting tablets. First off, I am a pharmacist, but

> don't hold that against me. On the Wellbutrin, yes I see it given

> twice a day all the time, in fact usually I see it started as once

> per day then upped to twice a day in 3-7 days. Prozac does come as a

> tablet, also, not just a Prozac. And please you guys that the doc has

> on Serafem (it's just brightly colored Prozac geared towards women),

> save your money ask the doc to write Prozac or under chemical name so

> you can get generic, b/c even though they are the same drug, Serafem

> technically has no generic, but Prozac does, boy Lilly/Dista did a

> good job repackaging Prozac into Serafem to avoid generic

> competition. On splitting long acting tablets, I argue with docs

> about this all the time, and usually I lose. They tell me to split

> them or have the patient split them anyway, esp expensive drugs like

> Lipitor, but I've had them want me to split Prozac and Paxil, too.

> Most tell me they feel the patient gets enough of the med, and

> quietens down about the $$$$ spent, so maybe they just want to apease

> the patient. And I do know it is frustrating that some drugs like

> Lipitor,Paxil, Prozac cost the same or about the same no matter which

> strength you buy. Just personal opinion, I think some

> docs " overmedicate " anyway, please forgive me for that any of you

> clinicians out there. Can we bariatric patients get enough action out

> of long acting/sustained release meds? I'm still studying on this. My

> doc says yes and he's had no probs with his patients in the past 22

> yrs, but he only does the 150cm bypass. He feels we still have enough

> gut for absorption and therefore action from the med. Knowing the

> workings of the body and absorption routes of different drugs, I

> always have loads of questions for him, as I am trying to learn all I

> can about the new workings of my new body. And I want to be able to

> help my customers/patients with their questions. I'm still learning

> too. Well, got to get on the road and go count by 5---hey I just had

> a doc (actually a resident, well not a US resident, but a medical

> resident) tell me I was just a " shop keeper " and spent my

> day " counting by five " , so I guess how dare I question what she had

> written on a prescription, hey I've done this so long I just laughed

> about it, you win some, you lose some, we just try to make it right

> for the patient. See ya!

> Melody

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

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Melody,

Just FYI

I have a great relationship with my pharmacist! He caught

prescriptiions that would have triggered my allergy to penicillin

(sic) and DH allergy to codeine. He is always ready to give me

suggestions about meds that are less expensive. I have learned there

are a few meds that were re invented with a new name to get by the

patent. I recently tried a new medication ( samples) and doc said he

would write the script for it if ti worked. I asked for a generic

med and he seemed surprised. HE claims most of his patients want the

NEW advertised brands. How sad that we allow advertising to dictate

our medical needs. No wonder insurance costs re rising!

Just thinking....

Jo in Yukon

> Ok, maybe I'm feeling a bit " mouthy " today, abut decided I'd put my

> $.02 in here on splitting tablets. First off, I am a pharmacist,

but

> don't hold that against me. On the Wellbutrin, yes I see it given

> twice a day all the time, in fact usually I see it started as once

> per day then upped to twice a day in 3-7 days. Prozac does come as

a

> tablet, also, not just a Prozac. And please you guys that the doc

has

> on Serafem (it's just brightly colored Prozac geared towards

women),

> save your money ask the doc to write Prozac or under chemical name

so

> you can get generic, b/c even though they are the same drug,

Serafem

> technically has no generic, but Prozac does, boy Lilly/Dista did a

> good job repackaging Prozac into Serafem to avoid generic

> competition. On splitting long acting tablets, I argue with docs

> about this all the time, and usually I lose. They tell me to split

> them or have the patient split them anyway, esp expensive drugs

like

> Lipitor, but I've had them want me to split Prozac and Paxil, too.

> Most tell me they feel the patient gets enough of the med, and

> quietens down about the $$$$ spent, so maybe they just want to

apease

> the patient. And I do know it is frustrating that some drugs like

> Lipitor,Paxil, Prozac cost the same or about the same no matter

which

> strength you buy. Just personal opinion, I think some

> docs " overmedicate " anyway, please forgive me for that any of you

> clinicians out there. Can we bariatric patients get enough action

out

> of long acting/sustained release meds? I'm still studying on this.

My

> doc says yes and he's had no probs with his patients in the past 22

> yrs, but he only does the 150cm bypass. He feels we still have

enough

> gut for absorption and therefore action from the med. Knowing the

> workings of the body and absorption routes of different drugs, I

> always have loads of questions for him, as I am trying to learn all

I

> can about the new workings of my new body. And I want to be able to

> help my customers/patients with their questions. I'm still learning

> too. Well, got to get on the road and go count by 5---hey I just

had

> a doc (actually a resident, well not a US resident, but a medical

> resident) tell me I was just a " shop keeper " and spent my

> day " counting by five " , so I guess how dare I question what she had

> written on a prescription, hey I've done this so long I just

laughed

> about it, you win some, you lose some, we just try to make it right

> for the patient. See ya!

> Melody

[Guest guest]

Melody,

Just FYI

I have a great relationship with my pharmacist! He caught

prescriptiions that would have triggered my allergy to penicillin

(sic) and DH allergy to codeine. He is always ready to give me

suggestions about meds that are less expensive. I have learned there

are a few meds that were re invented with a new name to get by the

patent. I recently tried a new medication ( samples) and doc said he

would write the script for it if ti worked. I asked for a generic

med and he seemed surprised. HE claims most of his patients want the

NEW advertised brands. How sad that we allow advertising to dictate

our medical needs. No wonder insurance costs re rising!

Just thinking....

Jo in Yukon

> Ok, maybe I'm feeling a bit " mouthy " today, abut decided I'd put my

> $.02 in here on splitting tablets. First off, I am a pharmacist,

but

> don't hold that against me. On the Wellbutrin, yes I see it given

> twice a day all the time, in fact usually I see it started as once

> per day then upped to twice a day in 3-7 days. Prozac does come as

a

> tablet, also, not just a Prozac. And please you guys that the doc

has

> on Serafem (it's just brightly colored Prozac geared towards

women),

> save your money ask the doc to write Prozac or under chemical name

so

> you can get generic, b/c even though they are the same drug,

Serafem

> technically has no generic, but Prozac does, boy Lilly/Dista did a

> good job repackaging Prozac into Serafem to avoid generic

> competition. On splitting long acting tablets, I argue with docs

> about this all the time, and usually I lose. They tell me to split

> them or have the patient split them anyway, esp expensive drugs

like

> Lipitor, but I've had them want me to split Prozac and Paxil, too.

> Most tell me they feel the patient gets enough of the med, and

> quietens down about the $$$$ spent, so maybe they just want to

apease

> the patient. And I do know it is frustrating that some drugs like

> Lipitor,Paxil, Prozac cost the same or about the same no matter

which

> strength you buy. Just personal opinion, I think some

> docs " overmedicate " anyway, please forgive me for that any of you

> clinicians out there. Can we bariatric patients get enough action

out

> of long acting/sustained release meds? I'm still studying on this.

My

> doc says yes and he's had no probs with his patients in the past 22

> yrs, but he only does the 150cm bypass. He feels we still have

enough

> gut for absorption and therefore action from the med. Knowing the

> workings of the body and absorption routes of different drugs, I

> always have loads of questions for him, as I am trying to learn all

I

> can about the new workings of my new body. And I want to be able to

> help my customers/patients with their questions. I'm still learning

> too. Well, got to get on the road and go count by 5---hey I just

had

> a doc (actually a resident, well not a US resident, but a medical

> resident) tell me I was just a " shop keeper " and spent my

> day " counting by five " , so I guess how dare I question what she had

> written on a prescription, hey I've done this so long I just

laughed

> about it, you win some, you lose some, we just try to make it right

> for the patient. See ya!

> Melody