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.
Norvasc! working nights at a hospital allows you to look at a lot of random things :/
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ReplyDeleteSo, was this a smartass doctor, or what?
ReplyDeleteThis was a Nurse Practioner! Now I love NP's but who knows how long it took her to find the correct chemical nomenclature for this drug. All she had to do was call the pharmacist and ask for generic options. (This was before generic Norvasc was available)
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