Friday, May 14, 2010

Must need a helluva big pill bottle

Dr. Grumpy: "How much Inderal are you on now?"

Mr. Hedayk: "80 megatons a day."

Dr. Grumpy: "You mean milligrams."

Mr. Hedayk: "Whatever."
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21 comments:

  1. Life in vet schoolMay 14, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    It's really dense.

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  2. Li'l AzathothMay 14, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    So now you're treating North Korean athletes?

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  3. AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    Wow! Megatons, huh? Maybe that's what my MD is doing wrong. I should be on 20 megatons per ML not 20 milligrams.

    Are you accepting new patients?

    Also, are you familiar with MHNI in Ann Arbor, Michigan? If so, have you ever referred a patient there?

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  4. GenMay 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    Units of measurment matter! Just ask NASA, they learned this the hard way. Newtons, force-pounds...whatever.

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  5. AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 5:47 PM

    I don't think there's enough glucagon in the world to reverse an overdose of that magnitude!

    The infamous forged 'mofeen' script calls for a pound quantity, I believe...

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  6. AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    some migraines are mega nasty

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  7. Kat's KatsMay 14, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Gee, can I get something in megatons for my pain?? Maybe that will work!! ::snicker:: Seriously, even my kids know their meds better than that!!

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  8. MooseMay 14, 2010 at 7:26 PM

    Anonymous, the infamous "mofeen" prescription did indeed call for "1 lb mofeen". I named my teddy bear after that tale. (Mofeen Bear!)

    So is a megaton more or less than a f*ckton or a sh!tload? :-)

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  9. AnonymousMay 14, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    Haa, ha. Mofeen.

    Back when Lilly sold Darvocet N 100 in neon orange, our pharmacy 'boasted' a four foot model for an ache 'that' big.

    To express an amount in megatons, however, sounds as if it describes the size of an explosion.

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  10. daalnyMay 14, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    Megatons? Is radiation causing his headaches?

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  11. MahaMay 14, 2010 at 10:22 PM

    I truly think that some of my patients need megatons of Haldol and Ativan.

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  12. GertMay 14, 2010 at 11:11 PM

    That cracks me up!

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  13. pharmacy chickMay 14, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    Probably the same idiot who comes to me and wants 100CC syringes.

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  14. AnonymousMay 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    Do you patients ever confuse milligrams and micrograms?

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  15. AnonymousMay 15, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    u mean megatonne which is a unit of weight.
    megaton is a unit of energy eg. explosive force.

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  16. ChrisMay 15, 2010 at 7:12 PM

    Good thing this guy isn't in the military, otherwise we'd be threatening to drop a 20 milligram bomb on North Korea.

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  17. ERPMay 17, 2010 at 4:56 AM

    I guess he has Atomic strength Inderal.
    Rx:
    Inderal 80 megatons
    Disp: 1
    Sig: Take as directed.
    Dispense as "Little Boy" or "Fat Man". Brand Medically Necessary.
    No refills.

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  18. Filet-o-bitch RPhMay 17, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    Sorry-that was probably one of my customers. I dont correct them anymore. What's the point? Anus, armpit, bellybutton, vag-they all insert things anywhere. sigh

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  19. JulesMay 21, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    "Whatever, why should I be responsible for having an intimate knowledge of the name and dosage of the medication I'm prescribed? That's the doctor's job"

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  20. JonquilMay 23, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    Can I get my Relpax by the megaton? Please?

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  21. Loren PechtelFebruary 27, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    Enough anti-osmium to make an 80mt bang is a ball less than 2" across. It wouldn't need to be that big a pill bottle! <G>

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So wadda you think?