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Compounded to brand
Concentrations differ. This is where people get caught.
Switching between a compounded preparation and a licensed branded product is where the most dangerous ordinary mistakes happen, because the concentration and the delivery device both change and the arithmetic does not carry across.
This circle exists to make that switch boring. Every member here is asked to have the conversation with a pharmacist before, not after.
Who this circle is for
- You are switching in either direction
- You have switched and want to describe what caught you out
- You are being pushed to switch by supply or cost
Agreements here
- Every switch goes past a pharmacist or prescriber before it happens
- No dose arithmetic offered as advice — we describe our own and name who checked it
A switch forced by a supply problem
Ruaridh19 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: A switch forced by a supply problem I have a letter in front of me and I do not know what it actually says. What I…
Different excipients and a site reaction
Orlaith17 replies
Different excipients and a site reaction Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. I have a letter in front of me and I do not know what it actually says. My prescriber has…
What the pharmacist wanted to know before dispensing
Saskia13 replies
What the pharmacist wanted to know before dispensing Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. I have a letter in front of me and I do not know what it actually says. What…
What my prescriber wrote on the new script
Maeve13 replies
What my prescriber wrote on the new script — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. I have a letter in front of me and I do not know what it actually says.…
Brand to compounded on cost, and what I asked first
Boaz20 replies
Brand to compounded on cost, and what I asked first Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. I have a letter in front of me and I do not know what it actually says. What I…
Side effects changed after switching and I did not expect that
Sunniva15 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Side effects changed after switching and I did not expect that Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Money post. No apologies,…
From a vial and syringe to a pen
Maeve13 replies
From a vial and syringe to a pen Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. This is the boring administrative kind of problem, which I gather is the kind that actually gets…
Two switches in a year and a lesson each time
Saskia22 replies
A question rather than an update: Two switches in a year and a lesson each time Money post. No apologies, this circle is for it. What I keep tripping on is not the physical bit. It is the…
My pharmacist caught it and I have thought about it ever since
Boaz18 replies
Something I have been sitting with: My pharmacist caught it and I have thought about it ever since Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Money post. No apologies,…
How I documented my own switch to avoid a mistake
Orlaith22 replies
How I documented my own switch to avoid a mistake Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. I have a letter in front of me and I do not know what it actually says. What I…
Why the units did not carry across
Maeve21 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Why the units did not carry across This is the boring administrative kind of problem, which I gather is the kind that…
The concentration was different and I nearly got it wrong
Xan14 replies
The concentration was different and I nearly got it wrong — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Money post. No apologies, this circle is for it. The thing…
The near-miss thread I keep sending people
Maeve20 replies
Something I have been sitting with: The near-miss thread I keep sending people Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. I have a letter in front of me and I do not know…