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Old Nov 14, 2009, 06:34 PM
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off-topic a bit too but that is how my ADHD wired brain works -

One time I went to a pharmacy and picked up a new med and asked for the package insert so I could learn about it. The tech declined and said they were not allowed to give package inserts to patients, they were only for the doctors. Begin Yoda rant - I politely informed her that I had been a critical care nurse for many years and knew d*** well that as an RN I was just as responsible for a medication error as the physician was and interpreting a package insert was a pretty basic function and why should I not be as informed about the drug as my doctor or else how would I know how to intelligently discuss the med effects with him. I got my package insert.

Run on sentence, I know. I am (was?) a decent technical writer but the spontaneity of internet discussions has ruined my composition. Whadyagonnado????
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