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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You forgot the pharmacist who thinks they know more than your doctor and has the gall to opine on your prescription.

[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 minutes ago

Honestly I've always been surprised how much education is required to be a pharmacist when all they do is put pills into a bottle (obeying whatever the doctor wrote on your prescription) and pass it to you through the window. Then imagine going through all the years of University to get a master's degree to work in the back of a CVS.

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Doctor: for condition A use med B in C manner.

Pharmacist: Oh no, what is he nuts? Never use med B for condition A as it contains flixadidlian cortemolezeum which will react badly to manner C. No you’ll need med D.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

i mean occasionally the pharmacist is right.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago
[–] chunes@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

the thing that annoys me is they don't care that you have a chronic condition. it's not going to change. i'm going to need this med for the rest of my life.

but they need my doctor to re-up the prescription every 6 months all the same

[–] elbiter@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

They do care if you have a chronic condition. If you do, they can charge you as much as they want.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 15 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I had this bullshit happen in Florida at a Walgreens....I had a doctor put a prescription for me...we had worked together for a good while and finally found a script that works for me. Walgreens tells me they dont carry it, except I've had it filled in the past at that location.

Then this way over stepping mother fucker starts trying to diagnose me and then had the audacity to say, "have your doctor call us and we can see if we can work something out."

Bitch what the fuck do you think the PRESCRIPTION is, that IS the communication between the pharmacy and the doctor, last time I went to Walgreens

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

https://www.inhousepharmacy.vu/
https://www.alldaychemist.com/

Some old school sites that allow ordering of certain rx medicines without an rx. You can't order scheduled substances like opioids, but they have a lot of common prescription medications.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

fun fact its usually the pharmacy tech that deals with all the bullshit with insurance, the pharamcists rarely do it, they just determine the correct dosage, medicaiton.

[–] mang0@lemmy.zip 39 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

Another meme I cannot relate to because I have the privilege of not living in america

[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Americans just don't get that brand name medications are exactly the same as generic ones either 😅

[–] TAG@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

With prescriptions, it is not about what the customer wants, it is about what brands the insurance wants to cover (and getting a doctor that does not write a brand specific prescription). If an insurance company only covers a weird brand of a common (but expensive) medicine, the customer either has to hunt for a pharmacy that has it in stock, wait for their local pharmacy to order it (in either case delaying when the insurance company has to pay for it), or buy the in-stock brand without any insurance coverage. The insurance can still claim they cover the drug while paying less for it.

At one point, I was on a medicine that had a very high co-pay for the brand name and would not cover the generic. It was so high that it was cheaper for me to buy the generic uninsured instead of paying the co-pay.

[–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Haha was thinking the same thing. Minor issues here for certain medication availabilities at times but nothing that would make this meme relatable to many people!

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Yup. In the uk, you pay the same charge for each prescription you pick up, whatever it is (or you get an annual flat fee pass if you get more than one a month). So if the pharmacy only found an expensive version, that's a them problem, not a me problem.

[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, my pharmacy texts me to confirm I want a refill, then I go pick it up. One extra confirmation text and wait a couple days if there are no more refills

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[–] finalarbiter@piefed.social 14 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

I have found that going to literally any other pharmacy besides walgreens or cvs is a significant improvement in competence and convenience.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago

CVS and Walgreens pharmacies are staffed like dollar generals. They can’t handle the load but they won’t hire more pharmacists.

I had a small pharmacy I loved I had to give up on when I got a new job and they weren’t in network. I was not going to CVS or Walgreens.

So I went to the hospital pharmacy that is in network. Can’t imagine that’s any cheaper but whatever insurance.

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[–] smh@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

contrast this me picking up my dog's prescription meds: "ah, shit, that was his last pill!" "hey, could I get a refill of gabapentin and vetmedin? Let's toss in some canned food. Sure, I can swing by after work. Thanks!"

From my point of view, the difference is there's no insurance involved, so I pay out of pocket and no one has to deal with insurance companies. (pet insurance exists, but I've done the math and it doesn't make financial or logistical sense for me.)

I do like my human pharmacy, but all my human meds are generic and not super controlled or abusable. I gave up on ADHD meds.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

there’s no insurance involved

Oh, don't worry they're working on fixing that little "problem" won't be long before veterinary care is as horrible as human health care is. Already have people around me signing up for that shit and raving about how it gives them peace of mind. Morons aren't doing anything but feeding the enshittification.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

i mean they're probably at a banfield clinic paying through the nose already

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 hours ago

Blaming pharmacists for things they have no control over, nice. Biggest brain

[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's far easier to buy crack online without getting caught than getting your legit Adderall script

[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

And to make matters worse there's some sketchy shit going on with reformulation to reduce euphoria 🙄 I'm so mad that I started taking medication because it changed my life and now I'm unstable due to this shit.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 hours ago

I didn't know about the reformulation thing — is it Adderall that's affected? I'm not personally on Adderall, but I like to be aware of the overall landscape of ADHD meds due to having many friends with ADHD (and also being a nerd)

[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 44 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

RFK Jr.: You need meds? What're you gay?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 7 hours ago

he just dips in methyelene blue, suntans till his skin is more burnt than a rotisserie chicken and hopped on roids at 70. fun fact the bear incident was just 11years prior.

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[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 34 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

I'm currently stuck in prior authorization hell and used the last dose of my med yesterday. Ugh. I hate this fucking country.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

i currently unable to get topicals for my skin condition because i have a hard time scheduling appoints since i had to use new insurance around my work schedule, which one of "problem solvers" have denied me of changing it. oh yea certain drugs like controlled substances, your insurance people adds extra step to even get it.

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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 28 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

You Americans...I just order my shit wherever I want and have it tomorrow for the best price.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 38 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Listen pal, we have the god guven RIGHT to buy our medicine at extremely inflated for no reason prices

[–] Dhs92@piefed.social 5 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

Medication I need refilled monthly is 6-10k without insurance. Yayyyyy

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