Monday, November 24, 2014

Fun with Pharmacy

I haven't done "fun with pharmacy" in a while, but this is one I had to do. The order was:

Zoloft 50 mg PO qAM

Guess what time the pharmacy scheduled the medication for.

10 comments:

  1. I think every morning?

    But that is quite risky don't you think? Drug prescription is computerized from where I come, if you want to insert a side note you should not use abbreviations. Even the common ones.
    But again I'm in an academic institute.

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    1. Really? How would you write it then?

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    2. Zoloft 50 mg PO q 24 hours in am

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  2. The answer was 2 PM, because all SSRIs defaulted to be given at 2 PM unless you set a specific time, even if you said you wanted it given in the morning.

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  3. Huh? Wow. I guess systems work generally, even if not in every instance? Should there be an "AM" default. Say 8 a.m.? I dunno.

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