The most blatant of all of them. Fer-in-Sol went from 75mg/0.6ml to 75mg/1ml. So instead of 83 doses per comtainer, there are now 50 doses per container, meaning the price per dose has nearly doubled. This is advantageous, they claim, because now the iron drops are the same dose as the regular vitamin drops, i.e. 1ml. Don’t pee on my shoes and tell me it’s raining…

(Worst is that the MDs don’t necessarily know this, and dose it by ml, dropperfuls, or what have you. I have to ask them how many mg they want, and then figure the dosing myself depending on whether they get the brand or the generic, which is still at the old dosing level. Unless you get the Hi-Tech, which has followed the brand drug’s lead and changed to 75/1 as well. Now I have two different generic iron drops on my shelf, and they are two different strengths which you don’t know unless you read the fine prin on the side. This is a disaster looking for a place to happen, I think.)
wow, even I didnt’ realize this! thanks for the info Shalom!

Yet why do people act like welfare is the #1 problem with spending their tax dollars? Hmm… could it be because they’re ignorant racists who don’t like people like “Ms. Choo” and “Mrs. Patel”? And yeah, tax money shouldn’t be spent on illegal immigrants. Yet every day I come across obese legal Americans who are picking up $300 dollars of insulin for free on Medicaid while also picking up a couple bags of chocolates. Sometimes the problem isn’t so black and white.
we could go round and round on government waste, but this article was specifically attacking PROVIDERS OF HEALTH CARE and made no mention of gowing after the problem of welfare abuse…. and yes we have enough of our own trash abusing health care, as I mentioned in my post that you didn’t repeat. I am neither ignorant nor a racist, but Ms Choo and Mrs Patel are a part of the problem. they are the Fake Poor. They are not illegals.They represent two people I personally know who live better than I do and contribute nothing to our society. They and others like them whether born in the US or not, they suck the system of its resources and are a huge source of govt waste. Talk to California about that problem. The point I am trying to make here is that you can’t solve this problem by pointing fingers at, blaming and attacking one small aspect of it. We dont have a No. 1 problem in health care…we have 100 equally significant problems that have created this huge mess. And that could be a post in itself! And, Person Man, I too have lots of Obese, insulin using, candy eating, ice cream gobbling, medicaid enrollees too. People need to understand that personal health responsiblilty lies with themselves and not with their health care providers. We are not running a giant Urgent Care or Trauma Center, where we live like there is no tomorrow and use the health care system like a rescue.

2. I have a great knack of observing and noticing fellow left-handers – don’t ask me why, it’s just a quirk…

3. I write in all caps. Have written that way since I was 15.

4. I had to take an extra year of *pharmacy* school because of 3 classes – Geography, History, and Public Speaking.

5. I am well-versed in woodwind instruments – B-flat clarinet for 14 years, E-flat clarinet for 6 years, oboe for 2 years, flute for 1 summer, alto sax for 8 years, and tenor sax for 3 years.

6. I love colorguard. Did 3 years of flag, 5 years of rifle. Marched for 7 years, and did one season of winterguard in high school. In fact, if it weren’t for my hectic schedule this year, I would’ve have started a winterguard group at college.

7. Despite the above, I never auditioned for a Drum Corps. I would have loved to, but alas…

8. I have been employed by the same company since I was 16, and will most likely be there for life.

9. My job is what got me interested in pharmacy – my previous plan was to go into Accounting.

10. My brain is wired for numbers. Placed 2nd in a local math competition and 5th in state in 8th grade. Sped through the public school math track by my junior year, and took a college-level class my senior year (and got an A). I also got the nickname “e” from a doc while on rotations because of my mental calculations, and my ability to recite the irrational number to 9 decimals (FYI: e=2.718281828….).

11. I’ve made several TV cameos while in college. Only one involved talking to the camera – and that was on the campus channel. Three times in one year, I spotted myself on the news walking through a pan shot of the campus. And several were pep band related – shots of my face while playing, my fingers while playing, and one the bell of my sax (I still don’t know why). Most of these were on the local channel, but a couple were on ESPN and CBS.

12. For one game (last year, at the men’s conference tournament final) I geared up in face paint. Painted a white T across my face (across the cheeks and between the eyes) and the rest of the face in blue. Upon showing the band, I got cheers from all but one – ‘No man, you have to do the whole head.’ So I did, and luckily there was enough paint to do it. (It would be important to note that I’m bald by nature.)

13. I didn’t step on to a plane until I was 20, and have since traveled by air at least once every year (if not more).

14. I’ve lived in my home state all of my life, and proud to say so. And though I am looking to move away around the age of 30, it will always be home to me.

15. Currently thinking of moving to either somewhere in Washington (state), Florida, California, and Arizona.

16. My freshman year of college, I never wore jeans to go to class, always shorts. Most of the time I wore flip-flops too. Even in the winter.

17. You will almost never find me without some kind of bag with me outside of the house. Backpack or shoulder bag, I’ll have it on or near me.

18. Same goes for something to drink – water, sports drink, pop.

19. The majority of my intake is in liquid form. Why make a sandwich or cook a meal when it’s so much easier to pour a glass of milk or open a bottle of water/juice/pop? You should see my refrigerator…

20. I dislike wearing ties, but I thoroughly enjoying shopping for them…

21. I am extremely ‘hit or miss’ when it comes to clothes shopping. Unless I’m 100% into it at the moment, I won’t find anything. And even then, I might not. But if I do, I hit the jackpot.

22. For the longest time, I have a desire to learn American Sign Language. Taken one semester, but still want to learn more, even if I have to teach myself… Same goes for Spanish

23. I was diagnosed with glaucoma at the age of 24 (I’m now 26). It’s a result of treating a previous (and still present) eye problem. From these two problems, I’ve seen (no pun intended) just about every eye drop, and have had laser treatment, ophthalmic injections, and glaucoma implant surgery. All so I have about 20/100 vision in my left eye (on a good day). I do the majority of my seeing through my right eye, and will – if necessary – close my left eye to focus better.

24. I’ve recently gotten back into reading for leisure. So to add on to my previous list of favorite authors (Robin Cook, Dan Brown), I’ve now added, JK Rowling, Jose Saramago, and Stephanie Meyer.

25. For some reason, when I’m at work and either I’m toward the end of a long shift or I’m running low on energy, I get really giddy/loopy – it always make for an entertaining time, ask the coworkers…

Thanks for sharing! PS I am ambidextrous. Small motor movements I do with left like write and eat, but large motor movements like golf and throwing I do with my right..but weirder yet is this: I shoot a rifle and shot gun with my left and shoot handguns with my right.

Just because the teachers were smart enough to negotiate contract days for clerical tasks without students present doesn’t mean you have to get so nasty about it.

My husband works from 6 am until 530 pm at school mon-fri, and still ends up taking the grading for his 200 students home with him for the weekend. (High school math).

The summer has several required training courses. He does end up with about a month off during the 8 weeks of summer break.

He has missed more family events due to his job than I ever will…and I am an ICU nurse who works weekend and holiday rotations. In an inner city school he had his life threatened by a student. In another he had students confess drug addictions, abuse, the students confide in him. He makes all of 39000 a year after 8 years of his profession, I make almost double that after 5 years of mine. I work only 3 shifts a week (12 hours a piece).

Can’t we vent about our jobs in healthcare without slamming other professions?
All Right missy, why dont you just simmer down and re-read my post? There was not one word in that post that was slamming teachers or the work they do. You prove ONE NEGATIVE STATEMENT AND I WILL RETRACT IT. I said I would like to have a “pharmacist work day” without all the patients…so i can get some of my other work done. END OF STORY..

A crate of tomatoes, freshly picked.

A dishtowel with crocheted “handle” – one for each member of the pharmacy team. Mine had a rooster on it.

I’ll have to think of 25 things.

If *Angriest Pharmacist* reads your blog, he (and you) may get a chuckle out of this fact since he just started his own contest: I once participated in a bikini contest. For pregnant women. Two weeks or so before I delivered. Photos on radio station website and all. I did not win, but it was an interesting experience…
Yes, I know of TAestP’s contest and I won’t be entering LOL. Nobody but Mr Chick thinks I am hot. Hmm. Pregnancy and Bikinis…a most interesting combination..I give you 4 stars for being brave!