Pardon us for not wanting to kill you (or as it turns out, your doggy)

[ShinyGreenApple]

Older lady comes up on electric cart today and says she needs insulin.

Me: "Okay, what kind would you like?"

SC: "Uh . . . the . . . Novolin insulin."

M: "Alright, but what kind of Novolin did you need?"

SC: "The uh . . Novolin."

M: "Okay, but Novolin comes in three kinds, we have N, R, or 70/30. I need to know which one you need."

SC: "I need the Humilin H!"

M: "There is no H insulin, only R, N, or 70/30."

SC: "Well JUST give me the one that replaced the Humilin H!"

(We no longer have a contract with Humilin for our generic insulin, but Novolin, which is where she was getting the 'replacement' idea from)

M: "Ma'am, there was never any Humilin H, only the three I told you just now. I'm not sure what you are asking for."

SC: *dramatic sigh* "WHY can't you just give me the one that used to be Humilin H? I need H!"

I finally just clued my boss in on what was going on and he had me send her to the consultation window so he could talk to her. I mean, I can't just gran a random insulin out of the fridge, since there's a two out of three chance it's the WRONG kind and will KILL the patient to which it is administered. After I sent her to the window, I decided it was high time for lunch. When I came back, I learned that this lady had decided to go off on a technician who stopped at the window to check on her and claimed she'd been waiting for the pharmacist for thirty whole minutes He wasn't able to go right over there because he was in the middle of something and we were insanely busy today. By the time he got to the window, she gave him the same H story, but her husband had also arrived and was rolling his eyes and asked her if she was sure she didn't mean N.

SC: "Well that's what I said, I asked for the Novolin N!"

Boss man did stand up for us and said he'd heard her ask for H several times. Turns out she'd meant N the whole time and this wasn't even for her, but her dog. Flying fuck on a biscuit, lady, get your facts straight. I don't wanna kill your dog any more than I want to kill you, this was a safety issue!

It'd be like going to a car dealership and asking for a Honda Mustang. Only lives are involved.

On the bright side, on my lunch hour, I was able to get right into the salon with no wait time and got my eyebrows waxed in less than ten minutes, so still plenty of time to go eat. I feel like a whole new person!

[depechemodefan]

Thank God she has a husband to take care of her. Who knows other ways she fucks up that dog's life. "I'm going to dry the dog now. I know, let's stick him in the dryer with the wet laundry!"

[barainga]

Thank God she has a husband to take care of her. Who knows other ways she fucks up that dog's life. "I'm going to dry the dog now. I know, let's stick him in the dryer with the wet laundry!"

Id vote microwave if I was a sick bastard.

But I like dogs. They are cute and furry and are happy to see me when I get home from work.

[Food Lady]

How do people get to 40 without darwinning themselves?

[Argabarga]

If that woman had had her way, she'd have thrown all three kinds of insulin into a glass with a slice of lemon and a little umbrella.

We call this little number the "Goodnight Irene"

[MoonCat]

Remember the last words of the idiot: "Hey, dude, watch this!!"

[PepperElf]

How do people get to 40 without darwinning themselves?

hell i'm just surprised they didn't try flushing game out with sticks of dynamite with the dog chasing the sticks down.

[Cia]

My dog was on Vetsulin until the supplies ran out than he was on Humulin. We could never get his dosages right on Humulin. He'd be okay for a few weeks than he'd go hyperglycimic, dosage would be changed rinse and repeat. He died 03 January 2012 at home after being at the vets where he'd been treated for 2 days for another hyperglycimic episode.

[LillFilly]

We call this little number the "Goodnight Irene"

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Sapphire Silk]

Gah, people like this make me crazy.

"I take an extra Zoloft whenever I'm anxious." Zoloft is not meant to be taken intermittantly.

"I take extra insulin whenever I eat bad" Which is most of the time.

"My blood pressure pills are always blue." They can't ever remember the name or dosage, just the pill color. And the concept that different manufacturers make them different colors never seems to clue in.

[ShinyGreenApple]

"My blood pressure pills are always blue." They can't ever remember the name or dosage, just the pill color. And the concept that different manufacturers make them different colors never seems to clue in.

Well at least they notice when they're given something from a different manufacturer instead of blindly swallowing pills. I'd much rather them question their meds than shrug and take something that might have been replaced, or say the doctor gave them something slightly different for the same issue, but they continue to use refills on both, like Celebrex and Naproxen.

We had a guy actually ask the pharmacist last week why the pills weren't white. Apparently he'd never seen a colored pill before and just thought they were all supposed to be white

[Jay 2K Winger]

Remember the last words of the idiot: "Hey, dude, watch this!!"

Correction, it usually goes: "Hold my beer and watch this!"

[dawnfire]

Correction, it usually goes: "Hold my beer and watch this!"

they're up there with "hey look! no hands"

[strawbabies]

Doesn't insulin require a prescription? How was she doing to buy it without one that specifically says what kind she's allowed to get?

[ShinyGreenApple]

At least here in Florida, there are certain types you can buy at the pharmacy counter without a prescription. Namely, the N, R, and 70/30 that I mentioned. If you have Novolog, Lantus or the like, you'll need an RX.