Comments on: Late Late Night FDL: Nothing But The Truth http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:56:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: aliasofwestgate http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889671 aliasofwestgate Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:55:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889671 <p>Tamiflu and Relenza aren’t cheap at all, and it’s very hit or miss (more likely a miss in most cases) on whether an RX policy will cover either one. If they do? They’re still going to take a chunk out of your hide, and if you don’t get it soon enough in the illness? It won’t work well either. That’s the tricky part. </p> <p>For those without insurance its turned into anti-emetics and cough suppressant combos. The meds for that are generally pretty cheap, and gets patients through the worst of it until they can recover on their own. These are the kind of options that we go back and forth with the local Doctors all the time for. It’s the least we can do for our patients.</p> <p>‘night Suz. I need to crash too.</p> Tamiflu and Relenza aren’t cheap at all, and it’s very hit or miss (more likely a miss in most cases) on whether an RX policy will cover either one. If they do? They’re still going to take a chunk out of your hide, and if you don’t get it soon enough in the illness? It won’t work well either. That’s the tricky part.

For those without insurance its turned into anti-emetics and cough suppressant combos. The meds for that are generally pretty cheap, and gets patients through the worst of it until they can recover on their own. These are the kind of options that we go back and forth with the local Doctors all the time for. It’s the least we can do for our patients.

‘night Suz. I need to crash too.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889670 Suzanne Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:52:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889670 <p>time for me to snuggle with token. thanks for letting me spend tonight with ya.</p> <p>g’nite all.</p> time for me to snuggle with token. thanks for letting me spend tonight with ya.

g’nite all.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889669 Suzanne Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:41:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889669 <p>yup - iirc, tamiflu isn’t cheap either</p> yup – iirc, tamiflu isn’t cheap either

]]> By: aliasofwestgate http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889668 aliasofwestgate Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:38:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889668 <p>Oh indeed. Those without insurance going into the local clinics too, quite often. So we find options for them for scripts so they aren’t totally without help. Quite often it ends up with a back and forth between us and whatever office/clinic they went into. But that’s the best possible way to keep things on track.</p> Oh indeed. Those without insurance going into the local clinics too, quite often. So we find options for them for scripts so they aren’t totally without help. Quite often it ends up with a back and forth between us and whatever office/clinic they went into. But that’s the best possible way to keep things on track.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889667 Suzanne Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:36:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889667 <p>hey norske - eli had a post a couple threads down with specter saying he was against EFCA and there was an update at the buttom that the forker said he was against dawn johnson too. he’s gonna be a leiberman backstabber for the d’s.</p> <p>looking forward to you joiniing us on a more regular basis norske</p> hey norske – eli had a post a couple threads down with specter saying he was against EFCA and there was an update at the buttom that the forker said he was against dawn johnson too. he’s gonna be a leiberman backstabber for the d’s.

looking forward to you joiniing us on a more regular basis norske

]]> By: NorskeFlamethrower http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889666 NorskeFlamethrower Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:33:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889666 <p>AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…</p> <p>Citizen Suzanne and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:</p> <p>34 days and a wake-up…I’m gettin’ ta be a short timer…June1 and I will be able ta terrorize you night folks with regularity.</p> <p>So what have I missed in the last 4 hours, everyone on the night shift still got pulse and blood pressures?</p> <p>You watch Arlen Skelletor, he will rant and rave against the EFCA and then vote FOR cloture and against the bill…I’m gunna wanna watch the fascists blow their last brain cells on that cloture vote!!</p> <p>KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, FASCISTS ARE NOT GOOD FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVING THINGS!!</p> AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizen Suzanne and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

34 days and a wake-up…I’m gettin’ ta be a short timer…June1 and I will be able ta terrorize you night folks with regularity.

So what have I missed in the last 4 hours, everyone on the night shift still got pulse and blood pressures?

You watch Arlen Skelletor, he will rant and rave against the EFCA and then vote FOR cloture and against the bill…I’m gunna wanna watch the fascists blow their last brain cells on that cloture vote!!

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, FASCISTS ARE NOT GOOD FOR CHILDREN AND OTHER LIVING THINGS!!

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889665 Suzanne Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:32:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889665 <p>for many people without insurance, the local pharmacy is where they go for help and info. as more and more jobs are eliminated, health care gets eliminated too. you are gonna have a double uptick.</p> for many people without insurance, the local pharmacy is where they go for help and info. as more and more jobs are eliminated, health care gets eliminated too. you are gonna have a double uptick.

]]> By: aliasofwestgate http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889664 aliasofwestgate Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:27:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889664 <p>I have no idea of the origin of last year’s strain. Just that it definitely wasn’t one of the three contained in the 2008 flu shot. So of course, even though i was vaccinated–it wasn’t against THAT particular strain. I consider the record pretty good, considering that one time in 5 years now of working. If i get sick again, that’ll make it twice in 5 years. Working with the public has it’s risks, but otherwise i don’t mind it. I’d be completely bored anywhere else. </p> <p>But yes, we get that almost daily. Colds, flu, head colds from hell…the whole gamut. Only the pharmacist on duty can do recommendations, but we can put in word too if we know something works. We just can’t do the ‘offical’ recommendation because of liability issues. Which is perfectly understandable.</p> I have no idea of the origin of last year’s strain. Just that it definitely wasn’t one of the three contained in the 2008 flu shot. So of course, even though i was vaccinated–it wasn’t against THAT particular strain. I consider the record pretty good, considering that one time in 5 years now of working. If i get sick again, that’ll make it twice in 5 years. Working with the public has it’s risks, but otherwise i don’t mind it. I’d be completely bored anywhere else.

But yes, we get that almost daily. Colds, flu, head colds from hell…the whole gamut. Only the pharmacist on duty can do recommendations, but we can put in word too if we know something works. We just can’t do the ‘offical’ recommendation because of liability issues. Which is perfectly understandable.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889663 Suzanne Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:22:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889663 <p>whoops, never mind alias - that was an august 2007 article and not about last year.</p> whoops, never mind alias – that was an august 2007 article and not about last year.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889662 Suzanne Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:21:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/28/late-late-night-fdl-nothing-but-the-truth/#comment-1889662 <p>lotsa people go to the pharmacy looking for over the counter stuff and advise. </p> <p>was that the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2007/08/swine_flu_in_ohio.php" rel="nofollow">ohio county fair flu</a>?</p> lotsa people go to the pharmacy looking for over the counter stuff and advise.

was that the ohio county fair flu?

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