I was on day 6 of my 10 day oral antibiotic when my doctor switched me
to a per prescription of a different antibiotic for 7 days.   I am
supposed to stop taking the first prescription.  Due to the nature of
bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics I was curious if there was a

Nurses on sci.med.nursing were talking about nursing stereotypes, and how
nurses are portrayed on film and TV. This inspired me to post here about how
pharmacists are portrayed (or, not portrayed).
Some examples:

How does one tell they are starting to get tardive dyskenisia?
I am weaning off zyprexa and currently at 3.1mg. My lips feel a little
odd and I feel a compulsion to lick them frequently.

On the science of pharmacy, is there any theory or research saying that
people in different races may respond differently to dosage of
medication.  For instance, with other factors, such as age, in control,
East Asians (Chinese, Vietnamese, etc.) are affected more than the

Need to compound 37% phosphoric acid gel.
Any help with the formula would be appreciated.
Thanks,
DDSRPh

Is there some form of Tamiflu that has a longer than one-year storage
period?   The prescriptions I have gotten for immediate use all have
one-year expirations.   I am reading various places that there are some
Tamiflu boxes that are marked for three to five year expirations.

Is Relafen known for causing anxiety, confusion, disorientation?  I know
there are idiosyncratic reactions to everything, but I am wondering if it is
common for Relafen to do this?
Thank you,

In either last month or the month before that (Sep & Oct), Consumer
Reports magazine ran an article comparing mail order places to buy
Lisinopril and Lipitor.  I had the issue, but threw it out before I got
the info from that article.

Now that OTC Sudafed is changing from one of these to the other, is
there a scientific comparison of these 2 drugs available somewhere?  I
know they are very similar.

i am going to take mpje from texas.can any one give information about
it

Can anyone suggest an effective taper for diazepam? I am thinking
About reducing by 1mg a week.
I take 5mg three times daily.
I am meant to take as and when required for Generalised anxiety and

Recently there has been an increase in prescriptions bearing the notation:
"label in <language>".  Usually, due to my geographic location, the language
is Spanish in which case I can usually find a co-worker (a non-pharmacist)
to translate from English into Spanish.  I do, however, ...

A hospital near me was recently challenged by a JCAHO surveyor to show
how kinetics monitoring was not the practice of medicine by a
pharmacist. She was not satisfied by the hospital's policy. They
eventually got the issue dropped, but it made us think about refining

I read the following from a journal article:
'Clonidine is a centrally acting alpha-adrenergic agonist with onset of
action 30 to 60 minutes after oral administration, and maximal effects
are usually seen within 2 to 4 hours.'

For the last three to five years, pharmacy trade journals have been touting
the arrival of retail pharmay electronic prescribing. In April, the
technical security rules for HIPAA were finalized, and it would seem that,
once those rules are satisfied, that electronic prescribing in ...