Grrr
18-Dec-03
The label on my antibiotics says “Do not lie down for 30 minutes after taking this medication.”
WTF? I have to take this crap every 6 hours– one of those is in the middle of the fricking night!
When I picked it up, the pharmacist asked “Have you taken this medication before?” I told her, no. She then proceded to ring me up– apparently, it’s not necessary to advise patients of their medications or something. So, she didn’t bother to tell me that it would mean I’d need to use a backup method of birth control (this is also not marked on the label– thankfully, it’s something I already knew– but thanks for making sure I know that and don’t get myself knocked up, bitch), and didn’t bother to tell me not to lie down 30 minutes after taking it. It’s not like “not lying down within 30 minutes” is a common drug interaction thing, like “take with milk or water” is, you know? I’d like to know what the purpose of getting my prescriptions refilled at the same location is if they’re not going to bother to check and make sure that one drug won’t make the other drug ineffective.
Dumbfuck.