Adult Children by Stephen Beals for June 28, 2023

Unexpected headaches

reminds me of that time when i went to get something for hemorrhoids. I was expecting that to be on the news that same day because of that !&£$%!@ pharmacy assistant

When I go to the pharmacy, they never call it “Levothyroxine”, “Pramipexole”, or any other chemical name. They always use the trade names, which are much easier to remember and pronounce.

Well, I guess rudeness begets rudeness.

Or having to recite your birthday out loud. It’s entertainment to hang around the Pharmacy counter and guess their age. Some folks have had some hard livin’, jus’ saying. Others are well preserved.

Pharmacy techs definitely need tact. I was behind a guy who was getting a prescription when the woman at the counter said to him “I’m so sorry, they only prescribe this when doing the last resort treatment.” The poor guy walked off and started to cry. I went and complained to her supervisor.

People with filters cost too much.

The pharmaceutical industry HAS to use bizarre names because there are more drugs than melodious syllabic combinations. Worse, generic drug makers have to have their own names for the same drugs made by the original manufacturer. AND a lot of the “good” names get taken by the supplement industry to distinguish their brands of placebos/vitamins/advertising combinations.

Someone needs to get hip to HIPPA.

They just call my name and ask me to read the label to see if it is correct. My name is hard enough without the added benefit of the prescription names. We could be there all day

Stephen, it’s “STI” not “STD”.

It’s the 21st century – please use the correct terminology.