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There are “people” who believe except there is a 100% absolute guarantee of safety of something, then it is a death sentence. And no they are real human beings with a brain who believe this. So to these “people” except we can guarantee 100% that everyone who sleeps today will wake up tomorrow, then sleep is a death sentence. So driving a car, taking a boat ride and entering a plane is all a death sentence because we cannot guarantee 100% accident-free trips. I am really so sad to have to say this: There is a pandemic of idiocy on this app.

Please avoid endearing emojis with me, thank you 🙏🏽

I generally stay away from MedTwitter because of too much ego flying around. @drifeleah is one of those few HCPs I follow here and I do appreciate her enthusiasm for proper health communication. That is the only reason I decided to engage her vacillations about a straightforward question put to her as a medical doctor: whether it is right to say ‘pregnancy is a death sentence.’ I respectfully pointed to her that it betrays the principle of health risk communication to communicate to patients in such manner. This is why she went on to block me, lol. Contrary to what she is trying hard to portray, it is completely unethical for doctors to communicate health risk in such a manner. She very well knows she can’t defend that in any board exam or workplace based assessment. I did not speak about what patients can say about their own experience, but about how HCPs should help patients understand their risks. To insist HCPs should communicate health risk sensitively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to health anxiety, is not minimising, dismissing or invalidating patient’s experience. It is stewarding your words properly as a professional. I do hope that when you have had the moment to cool off and reflect, you can better evaluate whether you have been consistent with your own principles.

Una good morning oo

This guy legit string is very talented

Look at Araujo man 😭 The way he defended like his life depended on it 😮‍💨🇺🇾

Most pharmacists can see where he is coming from. And to be honest, his analysis is not entirely wrong. If every brand of a medication circulating in our market were truly equivalent in quality and therapeutic performance, doctors would have less reason to insist on specific brands and could prescribe more confidently using generic names alone. Unfortunately, that is not always the reality. This is one reason you need a trusted pharmacist and a trusted pharmacy to handle your prescriptions. However, the real issue here is not whether Rocephin is the best brand of ceftriaxone or the only brand a particular doctor trusts. The bigger issue is the lack of communication between the prescribing doctor and the dispensing pharmacist. Several factors influence the choice of medication and brand, including: The doctor’s knowledge of available brands and their expected quality. The severity of the patient’s condition, which may influence the need for reliable and predictable therapeutic outcomes. The patient’s affordability and ability to sustain the prescribed treatment. The availability of the prescribed medication at the time of dispensing. I have made a post and a video highlighting similar challenges within our healthcare system. Drug selection is not always as straightforward as people assume; the factors involved can be quite complex. Sometimes, a doctor prescribes a brand with a stronger reputation for quality. Sometimes, a more affordable alternative may be appropriate. In other situations, the patient cannot afford the prescribed brand, the brand is unavailable, or there may be legitimate concerns about the quality of an alternative. The solution is not for the pharmacist to blindly substitute or for the doctor to insist on a brand without considering the circumstances. Where a substitution becomes necessary because of cost, availability or concerns about quality, the prescribing doctor should be informed, particularly where the change could affect treatment. The pharmacist should also be able to explain and defend their recommendation, and the doctor should be willing to consider it. Ultimately, the doctor and pharmacist should work together in the patient’s best interest. Neither profession should operate in isolation when a patient’s treatment is at stake. The goal is not to defend a particular brand or professional ego. The goal is to ensure that the patient receives safe, effective, appropriate and affordable treatment.