http://pharmacychick.blogpharm.com/2008/07/05/this-one-took-my-advice/ Flying the Coop in Retail Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:36:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://pharmacychick.blogpharm.com/2008/07/05/this-one-took-my-advice/#comment-3637 Mike, SPTC Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:56:34 +0000 http://pharmacychick.blogpharm.com/2008/07/05/this-one-took-my-advice/#comment-3637 You'll have a bit of fun when the generic Albuterol inhaler is no longer available after the end of this year and she'll have to go back to Proventil HFA or use ProAir HFA. You’ll have a bit of fun when the generic Albuterol inhaler is no longer available after the end of this year and she’ll have to go back to Proventil HFA or use ProAir HFA.

]]> http://pharmacychick.blogpharm.com/2008/07/05/this-one-took-my-advice/#comment-2150 sickofstupidpeople Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:06:33 +0000 http://pharmacychick.blogpharm.com/2008/07/05/this-one-took-my-advice/#comment-2150 I have a patient who used to insist she was allergic to all generics. I tried for over two years to convince her otherwise, and eventually had some success - turns out she's allergic to blue dye - many of the generics she tried in the past were blue or green, while the brand was not. Now, if I show her that the generic doesn't have blue dye in it, she'll take generic. A little persistence pays off! I have a patient who used to insist she was allergic to all generics. I tried for over two years to convince her otherwise, and eventually had some success - turns out she’s allergic to blue dye - many of the generics she tried in the past were blue or green, while the brand was not. Now, if I show her that the generic doesn’t have blue dye in it, she’ll take generic. A little persistence pays off!

]]> http://pharmacychick.blogpharm.com/2008/07/05/this-one-took-my-advice/#comment-2145 Cathy Lane RPh Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:20:34 +0000 http://pharmacychick.blogpharm.com/2008/07/05/this-one-took-my-advice/#comment-2145 Good for you--a little show-n-tell pro-activity can go a long way to defuse irrationality. I recall when Lilly's Prozac capsules had Lilly imprinted on one half of the mint green, and something else on the cream, as a student I separated out all of one kind for a patient with a peculiarity of what he considered branded brands. The pharmacist I was working with said that psych patients might flip out if tried to reason with them. I've since learned different. Good for you–a little show-n-tell pro-activity can go a long way to defuse irrationality. I recall when Lilly’s Prozac capsules had Lilly imprinted on one half of the mint green, and something else on the cream, as a student I separated out all of one kind for a patient with a peculiarity of what he considered branded brands. The pharmacist I was working with said that psych patients might flip out if tried to reason with them. I’ve since learned different.

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