tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post417532322767641577..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Prescription Drugs: What You Need to KnowCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-35132120259990472412015-03-07T06:20:57.421-05:002015-03-07T06:20:57.421-05:00Most of my doctors have handed me an illegible scr...Most of my doctors have handed me an illegible scribble and relied on the pharmacist to translate it for me--which they do. But we use a lot of medical abbreviations at work (even for non-medical things), and I do get surprised when I have to explain BID, or PRN, for example. <br /><br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-81942775580961012502015-03-06T16:40:09.972-05:002015-03-06T16:40:09.972-05:00I remember, as a kid, watching my aunt open a caps...I remember, as a kid, watching my aunt open a capsule which she felt she couldn't swallow, and pour the contents into a spoon. Putting the spoon in her mouth, she quickly spit out the contents saying,"Yuck!! No wonder they put it in a pill!" lol!Dr. Jhttp://goo.gl/Qsrs9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-17678412703527606002015-03-06T11:36:47.680-05:002015-03-06T11:36:47.680-05:00Dang, this is great information. I never realized ...Dang, this is great information. I never realized how many people don't know what they're taking, but both of my parents are medical professionals and I grew up understanding the lingo. I'll be sharing this one around to my friends. Thanks for the post! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257801154779844668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24018751000187233302015-03-06T09:53:06.220-05:002015-03-06T09:53:06.220-05:00Good information, thanks! Even if the practitioner...Good information, thanks! Even if the practitioner does describe what to do, sometimes it's really quick because they're in a huge hurry, or just in jargon rather than in language that's simple.<br /><br />I do think that at times it's necessary to thoroughly question the provider about the prescription. Some providers, mostly male doctors, I'm afraid, are not especially receptive to this, but it's important nonetheless.<br /><br />DaveDavehttp://fitnesstabby.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-16260562127130218482015-03-05T23:25:11.712-05:002015-03-05T23:25:11.712-05:00Thanks for posting this and for lending me your au...Thanks for posting this and for lending me your audience. I really appreciate it - and the kind words in your intro. :-)Marijke Vroomen-Durninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436563110710429784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-61895474312695442682015-03-05T16:09:52.422-05:002015-03-05T16:09:52.422-05:00Since i grew up in a house with a doctor and a nur...Since i grew up in a house with a doctor and a nurse, a lot of this stuff i understood from a young age, and i had no clue that other people didn't know it already! Thank you for writing this, it is most certainly needed.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67364241002936644862015-03-05T15:13:43.399-05:002015-03-05T15:13:43.399-05:00You made me curious! Are you saying that the distr...You made me curious! Are you saying that the distribution of those little..."leaves" or whatever they are, look like they are being sneezed out? (I can see it, if so, though I never would have come up with that on my own.<br /><br />https://ansam518.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/nexium-20-mg.jpgOutsmart the Fat!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06414714464048588055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9761371041789986712015-03-05T14:22:24.092-05:002015-03-05T14:22:24.092-05:00Guilty! I take the pill that is pink in Canada bu...Guilty! I take the pill that is pink in Canada but they call it the little purple pill in the US commercials and the box has a graphic that looks like a sneeze on it. I have no idea what it is called.<br />Some of my friends have color coded charts that their Pharmacist gives them that show when to take all their medicine and what they look like.Cindyhttp://fatchicksfitness.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18709909322812072012015-03-05T14:08:48.229-05:002015-03-05T14:08:48.229-05:00Thanks for the good advice. I was impressed when I...Thanks for the good advice. I was impressed when I made a recent visit to the ER for irregular heart beats that, before I left with my prescription, two doctors and one nurse managed, oh so casually, as though they were just curious, to get me to tell them what I had and how I would take it. Mine was a bit odd in that I was given two different dosages because I was about to travel, and also in that I was to take it as needed rather than on a specific schedule, but I like to think that ER staff would be equally careful with everyone they see. Now that so many people take so many medications, the chances for disaster are magnified. Death Ride Grandmanoreply@blogger.com