tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post1416963689748209982..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: THE DOCTOR'S BAGWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-40473983637691624082014-01-25T11:15:13.057-06:002014-01-25T11:15:13.057-06:00Thanks, Jacquie and Meg.
Oops, I thought all docs...Thanks, Jacquie and Meg.<br /><br />Oops, I thought all docs tried to be legible these days. Over here, the medical defence organisations always emphasise that you are responsible for your prescription. It is, as I indicated in the blog, an instruction to make the remedies up.<br /><br />If it is illegible and the wrong drug or dose is dispensed then that is the doctor's responsibility. But it is also one that the pharmacist has to be careful about, since if he or she dispenses the wrong drug they can be held responsible for trying to decipher an illegible script. If in doubt they should check with the prescribing doctor.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64766586990424424512014-01-25T10:10:32.641-06:002014-01-25T10:10:32.641-06:00Late is better than never - and beyond fashionable...Late is better than never - and beyond fashionable, but I do remember working at a pharmacy and learning the scripts qid and tid and other stuff - which helped the Pharmacist. I typed the labels, but trying to read the doc's handwriting was TOUGH. & lately, after my recent surgery, the intern's prescription was SO illegible my hub had to take it back from the pharmacy to the surgeon, who had to CORRECT IT cuz it had been written wrong! good thing it was illegible. LOL Great post, Keith, as usual.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-42026069845642022382014-01-24T00:00:50.019-06:002014-01-24T00:00:50.019-06:00I'm late to the party but glad I read your blo...I'm late to the party but glad I read your blog. My mom used to read prescriptions to me and decipher them. She didn't know (or didn't tell me) the whole words, though, because she read some of them as the abbreviations you noted.<br /><br />In college, I read for blind students and one woman took medical terminology. That class helped me more than any English class I ever took because it gave me such a good grounding in Greek and Latin root words. Now I wish I'd had the chance to take Latin in school--although to be honest, I probably wouldn't have. <br /><br />You can bet I'll be marking this article for future reference! Thanks.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-74142034138455596012014-01-23T14:54:51.731-06:002014-01-23T14:54:51.731-06:00Thanks, Doris. Carpe diem!
KeithThanks, Doris. Carpe diem!<br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-46139127554217107372014-01-23T14:53:09.705-06:002014-01-23T14:53:09.705-06:00Thanks, Cheryl. I can't believe it's been ...Thanks, Cheryl. I can't believe it's been a year since I wrote the first one! But as you know with blogs, you reach point where you risk writing the same one again!<br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-69418067729567961062014-01-23T14:51:42.296-06:002014-01-23T14:51:42.296-06:00And long may those pills and drugs keep doing thei...And long may those pills and drugs keep doing their job, Charlie. They have to keep you writing<br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-82067562544263075262014-01-23T14:50:21.231-06:002014-01-23T14:50:21.231-06:00Thank you, Jo. They always interest me because the...Thank you, Jo. They always interest me because they are a link with the long line of medical history. They have been used for centuries.<br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-27674978324042241872014-01-23T10:30:45.943-06:002014-01-23T10:30:45.943-06:00Boy does this bring back memories. The Latin, not ...Boy does this bring back memories. The Latin, not the doctoring. I can still remember sitting in Latin class. Your post is a lot more fun and informative. Thanks. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-12224512580934349182014-01-23T09:31:05.272-06:002014-01-23T09:31:05.272-06:00Keith, I'm still waiting for one of your posts...Keith, I'm still waiting for one of your posts that might not captivate me as much as the one before it--I think I'll be waiting a very long time! I learn so much from your pieces, and you have such a way of description that it makes it easy for us "laymen" to understand and imagine what is going on, or the terms you use, etc. Thanks so much for these most interesting and informative posts of yours. I never get tired of reading them, and always look forward to what's coming next!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64594697743541486382014-01-23T09:11:03.965-06:002014-01-23T09:11:03.965-06:00Dr. Keith,
Always the consummate gentleman!
I ta...Dr. Keith,<br /><br />Always the consummate gentleman!<br /><br />I take a plethora of prescription drugs, (right now it is 12) in addition to vitamins, and multiple times a day, etc.<br /><br />All the time, the pharmacy is calling the doctor’s office because they cannot read the prescription!<br /><br />What a nightmare to order prescription medication for my 91 year old mother and myself---AND, because of costs, from Canada, mail order pharmacies, and several local chain pharmacies.<br /><br />This stuff costs! Thousands and thousands and thank goodness for insurance. But still co-pays are thousands, every three months.<br /><br />Because of these pills, we are both among the living!<br /><br />No wonder pharmacy people are over-worked and going crazy!!<br /><br />Thanks Keith!<br /><br />CharlieCharlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-80684507775283651002014-01-23T07:50:48.389-06:002014-01-23T07:50:48.389-06:00Interesting and informative as always. I love thos...Interesting and informative as always. I love those abbreviations. :)Jo Walpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972318968316588965noreply@blogger.com