ESTRADIOL vs NORGESTIMATE 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

Hey there queerception community, I wanted to share some information about the timeline we experienced for one round of IVF. We really struggled going into this with knowing what the medications would be like, how it would affect our day to day schedule, and just what was even being tracked. I work

I’ve been on norgestimate-ethinyl estradiol (Tri Sprintec) for the past 10 years and feel it’s time to get off and be free of contraceptives. Not looking to have a child but looking to see how I feel mentally and physically off of it. Any advice or experience? Thanks !!

Hello all! I’m a 44 year old woman that has been going through perimenopause symptoms. Spoiler alert: not fun lol. I normally have a pretty bad fear of falling, but have been making some progress recently. Then, very recently, I went to the climbing gym and was extremely emotional (crying a quarter

Hi guys! I just got my copper IUD (Paragard) inserted about 2 hours ago and I am feeling great and so proud of myself. I was pretty nervous because I had never had kids or intense cramps so I didn't know much to expect pain-wise but I knew that I wanted to try it. ​ **Background:** I had

I’ve been using Tri-sprintec and generics to it for about 7 months now. I love it, I have had some pros and cons though. I take my pills every night within 1-2hrs before or after 10:20pm (EST). I do a break week every pack. I’ve only ever missed two pills only to take them ASAP and then continue my