Comments | michelle1963: Credibility within Medical Field

michelle1963

Credibility within Medical Field

Mar 27, 2015 15:55

Earlier this week I saw my doctor. He suggested a prescription for Claritin (generic: loratidine). I'd tried it once before and wasn't overly impressed, but the doctor told me it was okay to take two tablets. He also told me that it would likely be cheaper if he wrote it as a prescription rather than me buying it OTC (over the counter ( Read more... )

hype, spin, antihistamine, medical field

Comments 3

ehowton March 27 2015, 21:05:06 UTC

GET BACK DOWN TO THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR AND SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH

michelle1963 March 27 2015, 21:46:04 UTC

Highly illogical.

missus_emm March 28 2015, 20:39:39 UTC

That must have been more than a little frustrating! I think we're beginning to see the effects of crazy patenting and medical marketing worldwide. In the UK, you have local NHS trusts and the rules (and dominant pharmaceutical companies) vary from area to area. When I moved here, the meds I was on weren't scheduled for that particular usage in the particular area I was in and I had to stop taking it. Had I lived in another area or had another diagnosis, I could have got it.