ESTRADIOL vs NORELGESTROMIN AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL

Pharmacy edition. For me… Patient: I need an early fill for my prescription i lost my estradiol gel. I have a refill. Me after trying to over ride early fill: Sorry but your insurance won’t pay for it. With my savings finder it comes out to $48.17 Patient: But i have a refill. And Medicaid. Me:

A genuine prescription that I received at work the other day. Not too sure the phases of the moon are clinically proven. Given the med and the days, I figured that it meant until next menses, but it’s still pretty funny, and gave us all a good laugh at work. Happy holidays! Until the next full moon

Help a nurse out, lol. Part of my job is to call in birth control prescriptions to the pharmacy Our charting system , shows BC orders written something like “E. estradiol and Norgestimate 0.035mg, 0.18/0.215/0.25mg” When calling, saying all that is a mouthful, and often confuses the tech. Is it pref

What are some of the dumbest prescriptions you've gotten? I've seen some doozies, like the one for estradiol cream that instructed the patient to insert 1 gallon into the vagina weekly. I mean, yikes! And then there are all the handwritten ones (ffs just buy the script software already, it's been ye

The two pharmacists at my local CVS in Target are absolutely amazing. Above and beyond, just wonderful people. I know you all are taken for granted, and I know retail places like CVS can be the absolute worst. I'd really love to do something (beyond just saying "thank you") to thank them for making

Has anyone seen norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol dosed like a steroid taper ie 5 tabs day one, 4 tabs day two, decreasing by 1 tablet daily for 5 days total. With 2 additional refills given to patient. Diagnosis was abnormal bleeding, patient had never used like this before. Only dosing I can find is

I currently work as an ambulatory pharmacist and have dealt with fairly nonsensical prior authorization denials this past week. Like today, prior auth was denied for Jardiance to be used in heart failure because they wanted the patient to complete step therapy with metformin first. All the document

What if the doctor writes "apply QID PRN pain" on diclofenac? Or "inhale 1-2 puffs as needed for SOB" or "apply vaginally at bedtime three times weekly?" I hate that insurance has made us their bitch, and I'm always afraid they're gonna say "nope" a few months later and take their money back. A cowo

Hello again! I made my post about wanting to actually have endo confirmed through surgery rather than just throwing birth control at it and hoping it helps, and I wanted to give an update since I had an appointment today with my doctor. Lo and behold, I was prescribed birth control 🤦🏻 She told me

Hello everyone! First time posting here but felt compelled to ask about anyone else’s experience with the Zydus Norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol patches. I have been on Xulane for about 7 months for the main purpose of helping abate my severe PMDD and I’ve had a lot of success with it! This was

I have been on Xulane for years with positive experiences and I wait by ed OBGYN’s and got a very generic looking box reading “Norelgestromin and Ethinyl Estradiol Transdermal System 150/35 mcg per day” instead. From my research it looks like it’s still Xulane and the pharmacist asked if I do Xulane

I had a pretty late diagnoses. I was born without ovaries and streak fallopian tubes which I had removed at 13 years of age to begin growth hormone treatment untill I was 18. I began small doses of estrogen at 13 that was built up over time. I'm now on HRT through the Evra patch that gives 203mcg+3

I’m 24, 5’5 and 145lbs. My main reason for using contraception is for acne control and to regulate my periods (I get extremely painful and heavy periods). I was using the Evra contraceptive patch for a few months and most of my side effects only lasted for the first week (mild headaches and nausea).

Hi there, everyone! It's nice to know there are groups for this, because I'm in desperate need of advice from people who have actually been through the same thing, and understand the pain of this condition. I've been to the hospital six times this year behind endometriosis, and the excruciating pain