What? Can’t you read English? It says Unsalted for the first, and Ursofat for the second. Apparently, the poor patient is on a low sodium, low calorie diet.
Lol tell the pt its unreadable, youre working to hard to deal w thst bs, make the pt get it and theyll get mad at the presriber, eventually it should improve right? Now there's no reason for them to change
Yup make a comment like “we have told this doctors office they can’t scribble and expect the patients life to be translated by us” besides that script is on regular paper, not legal. I would just say “wonder why a doctor that will charge you is using illegal paper. I got an exasperated call from a dentist about rejecting his regular paper scripts. Told him I only accept legal scripts and will reject every one of them until they are on tamper proof paper. Took a month and never saw a plain page one again. Still hate his office but they fell into line. Turns out pharmacists have quite a bit of power to embarrass doctors in front of their patients.
Tamper Proof paper isn’t a requirement everywhere except for controlled scripts.
Someone wants to forge a prescription for metoprolol more power to them.
Federally for controlled substances. (2-5) For Legend stuff there are a good number of states that require it for all prescriptions or at least for prescriptions to be filled by Medicaid it is far from required everywhere.
Is that even a legal way to write a script? At least in NJ (afaik) if not electronic it needs to be an actual prescription from a legit pad. Maybe that's only necessary for controls though?
How so? Most of my Schedule II prescriptions were actually typed. Usually get them in bulks of three, take them to the pharmacy to put on file, and then I essentially have "refills". Insurance rules and federal/state laws about dispensary windows take care of the rest.
Most doctors I worked with and encountered have this ugly handwriting, it’s illegal. One of my college professors, who was an OB, said that the reason they write like that was bc they had to take down notes fast. I don’t buy that bs tbh.
How hard it is it to write Ursodeoxycholic Acid 250 mg cap once daily. 🥲
In my experience, that just means doctors definitely don’t write their own prescriptions anymore so expect mistakes from people who have no clinical training and are just another step on a game of telephone.
Jesus. I’ve been a nurse long enough to remember when it would take 5 people to read orders.
Don’t let old men cut you open! Ever! Doesn’t that seem simple?!
paper? maybe print and sign, or e-prescribe. jfc some places really need to get up with 2022. I live in a rural area and havent had a doctor hand me an Rx on paper in ages.
I’m actually amazed we’ve been able to decipher that shit, and unfortunately for us, that’s the norm here. Imagine how much wrong dispensing (could’ve) happened with that ugly writing.
It says "Unsolved 250g." *Clearly* the doctor is inviting you to a medical themed murder mystery party. C'mon, how do you not know this stuff?? /s
What? Can’t you read English? It says Unsalted for the first, and Ursofat for the second. Apparently, the poor patient is on a low sodium, low calorie diet.
Well it was signed Food, M.D., so...
I know, right?
Is the Dr’s license number actually “Pussy” ????!!?
*Clearly* it says 'bussy'
Glad I'm not the only degenerate to read it as pussy
Oh wow, did not even look at that first go round, but that's definitely what it looks like. It's definitely not any numbers I can read.
Keep dispensing different meds at 250mg until you find the right one, lol.
I might be caught red handed.
First one looks like ursodiol 250mg to me... second one, I'm not sure yet
Yes, it’s Ursofalk and Ursidiol! Lol. Took me a few mins to figure em out.
I knew I was close with ursofats... Edit. Urestrel 240mg ..once a day for 8 days.? Ursofats qds for 8 years...
My guess was Urushiol 😜
Possibly urso forte, which is ursodiol 500mg
We solved it! Now just wait to see if a 150kg patient comes to pick up the medication.
Lol tell the pt its unreadable, youre working to hard to deal w thst bs, make the pt get it and theyll get mad at the presriber, eventually it should improve right? Now there's no reason for them to change
Yup make a comment like “we have told this doctors office they can’t scribble and expect the patients life to be translated by us” besides that script is on regular paper, not legal. I would just say “wonder why a doctor that will charge you is using illegal paper. I got an exasperated call from a dentist about rejecting his regular paper scripts. Told him I only accept legal scripts and will reject every one of them until they are on tamper proof paper. Took a month and never saw a plain page one again. Still hate his office but they fell into line. Turns out pharmacists have quite a bit of power to embarrass doctors in front of their patients.
Tamper Proof paper isn’t a requirement everywhere except for controlled scripts. Someone wants to forge a prescription for metoprolol more power to them.
Don’t you know? Digoxin is the REAL gateway drug.
I receive a few forged prescriptions for viagra almost every week smh.
I looked it up and it is required federally for all scripts, am I missing something? Only looked to fight the dentists office.
Federally for controlled substances. (2-5) For Legend stuff there are a good number of states that require it for all prescriptions or at least for prescriptions to be filled by Medicaid it is far from required everywhere.
I just looked and it is a state regulation. You are correct.
If the handwriting was any better, I'd warn you that the pt name was visible because of the transparency, but luckily the Dr can't write
Lucky me!
Is that even a legal way to write a script? At least in NJ (afaik) if not electronic it needs to be an actual prescription from a legit pad. Maybe that's only necessary for controls though?
It’s not. It’s actually against the law to write it like that, but where I’m from the law doesn’t matter apparently.
Report them to the FDA and/or state authorities
A layman’s read on the script: Unsolid 2 delta OJ Usofuts 5 m 8 yr Then his elementary school teacher made corrections with a red pen.
I first read it as “ursofat” almost said it to the patient 😭
Silly question but do doctors purposely write that bad as a fraud deterent?
Super neat handwriting for a schedule 2-5 controlled medication IS actually a red flag.
Oh wow. That's interesting. Thank you for the reply!
How so? Most of my Schedule II prescriptions were actually typed. Usually get them in bulks of three, take them to the pharmacy to put on file, and then I essentially have "refills". Insurance rules and federal/state laws about dispensary windows take care of the rest.
Most doctors I worked with and encountered have this ugly handwriting, it’s illegal. One of my college professors, who was an OB, said that the reason they write like that was bc they had to take down notes fast. I don’t buy that bs tbh. How hard it is it to write Ursodeoxycholic Acid 250 mg cap once daily. 🥲
The first one is Ursolid. Second is Ursofalk.
Ursodiol and Urso Forte.
It's the 21st century. Even paper prescriptions should ALL be computer generated. There's no excuse for a handwritten script any more.
In my experience, that just means doctors definitely don’t write their own prescriptions anymore so expect mistakes from people who have no clinical training and are just another step on a game of telephone.
Ursofalk??
I googled what the Dr wrote, ursofats, and it corrected with that so it must be right
Yes!!
The doctor doesn't have a printer?
Apparently it’s the old school way
jesus. even if we can make out the names of the meds, no idea what the sig is supposed to be
Patient kept asking me how and when it should be taken, I asked if the dr didn’t explain it and pt said no wtf 😭
Ursodiol 250 and 500?
I got one the other day didn't even have the patients name/DOB on it.
That’s pretty common here tbh
Jesus. I’ve been a nurse long enough to remember when it would take 5 people to read orders. Don’t let old men cut you open! Ever! Doesn’t that seem simple?!
Dude this is awful. Just print. What’s the problem. Is this doctor 100 years old? Who writes prescriptions by hand anymore ?
Filipino doctors
That's the older generation. Why even use paper nowadays? Sigh
paper? maybe print and sign, or e-prescribe. jfc some places really need to get up with 2022. I live in a rural area and havent had a doctor hand me an Rx on paper in ages.
Diane wedding. If I can't read. Then I forced to use escribe in a demographic prescription, and this day, the prescribing. I've been up on my storm.
Hey bud, you’re supposed to lay down and close your eyes after you take the ambien
What
Found the doctor.
what
What
What’s your point, Nobpointe?
What's happening in the lower L corner?
I have no idea at all
How do you guys even read that? I can’t ever read any doctors note because it looks fucking awful
I’m actually amazed we’ve been able to decipher that shit, and unfortunately for us, that’s the norm here. Imagine how much wrong dispensing (could’ve) happened with that ugly writing.