URxProbablyRxight
Meds & Counsel without Patience for Patients
Ever heard of Dick’s Last Resort? Never been to the restaurant myself, but I love the concept. It’s like the court jester in medieval times being able to tell the King the harsh truth since everything he said was in—you guessed it—jest. Why has no pharmacy taken up this business practice? If patients expect harsh but fair truth from the pharmacy team, they’ll accept it readily.
Welcome to URxProbablyRxight. The pharmacy of the future where we provide “Meds & Counsel without Patience for Patients.”
Week of Vacation
[Wife]: “Hey, Roger?”
[Roger]: “Yes, Dear?”
[Wife]: “So I just took a Buspar. I can take Ibuprofen, right?”
[Roger]: “I’m on vacation, Mary. This week’s supposed to be completely pharmacy-free. I don’t even want to see a damn drug commercial on TV, let alone give counseling.”
[Wife]: “Ohh, just answer the question.”
[Roger]: “Fine. Want the short answer or the long one?”
[Wife]: “Well, you could have been done with the short one by now, so might as well give me the long version.”
[Roger]: “Alright. First off, that’s not Buspar.”
[Wife]: “Fine. Whatever. Buspirone.”
[Roger]: “And yes, for like the fifth time, it’s fine to take with Ibuprofen.”
[Wife]: “Geez. Sorry I asked. Just wanna be sure.”
[Roger]: “Yeah, I’m—I’m sorry, too. It’s just—even though we aren’t traveling anywhere—I just want to be mentally as far from the pharmacy as possible.”
[Wife]: “I suppose that’s harsh but fair.”
[Roger]: “I see what you did there. Alright, I’m gonna go downstairs and watch the—”
[Wife]: “Even though I’m your wife, I suppose I should’ve expected you to stand by your ‘Meds & Counsel without Patience for Patients’ mantra.”
[Roger]: “Alright, screw it. I’m going upstairs.”
[Wife]: “Why?”
[Roger]: “Might as well catch up on some CE.”
Go about your day and answer the short version.
Just tell her no pharmacy questions and that you’re on vacation and want to concentrate on other things
Probably best just to give the quick answer and go about my day.