BUDESONIDE vs DEXAMETHASONE

Ketek & Vioxx?!💀

I don't post often at all so forgive if the story doesn't feel fully fleshed out or written with a ton of experience. Let me know in comments some constructive criticism to improve future posts. I'm planning on posting more stories from work like this. This happened right after I started my shift th

I caught my PBM doing some really shitty things this year... last year it was a suspicion, this year I caught them stealing from the cookie jar. When I shared what happened with my family and friends the majority had never even heard of them! So I’m going to share here where people get it. I hit my

In the last couple weeks I've had a) an over inflated DB who grumpled at me at the window about how he can’t hear me on a windy day, being ID’ed for a controlled substance, and came in to complain about ‘the worst ComeVisitSatan experience he’s ever had and b) another entitled dude who was parked wa

So, two days ago on my shift, a doctor sent in a prescription for a patient for Budesonide nebulizer solution. In his notes, it stated for the pharmacist to watch a video on how to turn this solution (in the individual vials) into a suspension, and have the patient swallow it four times a day. We do

26 yo white female Hhx: Depression, anxiety, IBS-C, iron deficiency, insomnia Meds: Venlafaxine 225mg, iron supplement, vitamin C supplement, melatonin 10mg On Thursday the 11th i went under general anesthesia for a root canal (severe dental phobia). When they woke me up in the office I was extreme

Age: 40 Sex: Male Height: 6'2 Weight: 275lbs Hey docs, My girlfriend's father is currently in the hospital for "suspected" coronavirus. He's been sick for just over a week now and has been drastically losing the battle. He's a healthy 40s non-smoker with no known underlying health conditions. He is

I posted here last week, I think, about my mom (I got her age wrong but everything else was as follows: 62f, 5”2, 125 lb, colon cancer dx) She was diagnosed with colon cancer, had one round of chemo and she obviously became septic in the last week of her life. I noticed something was seriously off w

https://imgur.com/a/LbPqpZp I have a history of chronic migraines. Got my first one at age nine, started daily meds at 15, and they’ve been chronic for about 9 years. I’ve been working with my current neurologist for roughly six years and they ARE getting better, but I’m still at about a 60 on the M

Wanted to share an interesting little thing that happened to me today. Rant to follow. A lesson in evaluating OTC products: Patient came to pick up her insulin with concerns of something she noticed recently. She suffers from arthritis as well and has been using an OTC product her friend recommended

Are you guys giving the dexamethasone injectable solution orally in your facility? Primarily in the ER? We do this all the time for peds and adults in our ER. We had a question come up about it whether or not to give it to kids under 3 due to benzoyl alcohol. Has anyone encountered this for kids thi

Hi all! My pharmacy has been having some issues with **drugs that must be dispensed in the original container**. A bottle of **Viread®** got opened when my B tech decided she was going to pour 3 bottles into 1 large bottle. These have a desiccant inside and techs should be trained to just