Note to self: Don't go "romping in the snow" with loose Valium tablets in my pocket. I will lose them and my doctor and pharmacist will neither believe me nor give me more. :(

Heard on an anesthesiologist's voicemail menu: "press 7 if you want to hear a duck quack". I did want to hear that and the duck did quack. :)

May I have generic please?

One of my favortie little old ladies was concerned about the rising price of her medication, which is a branded blood pressure medication. I suggested that she discuss this with her doctor at her next appointment and they can switch to a drug that is available generically. This is what I got back.

"Please dispense ethylmethyl aminoethoxymethyl 4-2chlorophenyldihydro6methylpyridinedicarboxylate monobenzenesulphonate. Same sig and Q."

5 stars to those of you who can name this drug.

Question of the day: Can my daughter pay for my drugs with her food stamp debit card from another state?

Dr. Drew Debuts the Rx Locker to Help Prescription Drug Abuse Among Teens -- LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Dr. Drew Debuts the Rx Locker to Help Prescription Drug Abuse Among Teens -- LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ --

A valiant effort Dr. Drew! At least you are drawing attention to this problem. This Rx locker might deter the casual user, or prevent the hardcore user from stealing YOUR Oxycontin, but this will make as big a dent in the problem as moving PSE products behind the counter did. That is to say, a smallish dent. Obstacles like this just force users to up their game. They will just get guns and walk to their nearest pharmacy and demand oxycodone at gunpoint, like they did last month to the pharmacy down the road. I don't know the answer though, so I commend your concern and effort, Dr. Drew.

Customer of the day: I took 15 of my hormone pills last night. I noticed when I swallowed and thought that it didn't feel quite right going down. ?!?

Quote of the day: "When I was really huge and I mean HUGE, I had to buy the really expensive jeans to look good. Are those the jeans you get Pharmgirll?" :/