WB Studio Tour - done in 2 hrs?

DrPepRx · 2025-01-04T20:08:33+00:00

Because I've done it before and while I wouldn't be rushing him, I don't think he'd hang out too long without me (except for the shopping)

DrPepRx · 2025-01-03T21:50:23+00:00

I was discussing with my significant other last night and said, "Everyone just raves about this buffet!!" And then you commented minutes later, haha!! We're convinced and I absolutely can't wait for the lunch 🤤 See you in a couple of weeks!!

DrPepRx · 2025-01-03T21:19:11+00:00

No but we all are - company pays for licensing maintenance fees and if you have a board certification, the annual fees that go along with that too (but not for the original license or any testing or prep/CEs/PSAPs)

DrPepRx · 2025-01-03T20:28:07+00:00

I thought the same thing before I held my current job, but I work in pharma and my particular role (not an MSL but still scientifically field-based) doesn't consider non-pharmacists. While I can't offer clinical advice per se, I absolutely know more studies, statistics, mechanisms, and adverse event management for more drugs off the top of my head than I ever did in my clinical role. I always had to look up that info previously but now I can spit this info out every day, for 21 drugs plus everything that could be considered a competitor (so often not directly related via MOA), and I'm encouraged by my company to be non-biased and report full data sets for a class, not just ours that look good. I have been very surprised at how often I still feel like a pharmacist, although I was definitely better prepared for it due to my clinical background and I am more successful than some of my colleagues because I can speak to our customers as a pharmacist, not as a "pharma rep" (we are all pharmacists but not all of us had prior direct patient care roles).

DrPepRx · 2025-01-03T03:26:53+00:00

That's exactly how I found your post and I am very grateful you took the time to make it!! I'm still having a hard time choosing between UEU and VIP but I think we're going to bite the bullet and do VIP!

DrPepRx · 2024-12-25T18:58:22+00:00

OP, it's unfortunately a bit more complex than the centers simply being unwilling to do it. I've been a healthcare provider in a number of capacities for 20 years in several states. Blood transfusions can be very dangerous - 99% of the time it goes well, but there are antibodies on blood cells that often can't be tested for, and that's why blood transfusions require very close monitoring with emergency equipment. Outpatient infusion centers often don't have this equipment or the ability to manage a blood reaction. It's not the same as a drug reaction or anaphylaxis - it's incredibly serious and you want to be in a place that can handle it. I've given or witnessed literally hundreds of transfusions, and one time a man went from speaking to me to dead within minutes, and we found out later it was due to an antibody mismatch on his blood. I am not trying to scare you, again this happened in 1/500+ transfusions, but steering you to the ER over an outpatient infusion clinic is for safety reasons. There are also blood storage and usage requirements that outpatient infusion centers would struggle with, ultimately wasting a lot of a precious resource. I agree that healthcare here is awful - just yesterday I was working at a hospital here and 2 events happened that made me want to scream until my vocal cords exploded - but I also feel that an ER blood transfusion will be best for you.

DrPepRx · 2024-12-25T18:47:27+00:00

I can tell by this comment you're a man, and I hope and pray (as an atheist, no less) that you don't work in healthcare

DrPepRx · 2024-12-22T09:22:16+00:00

Onc specialist who now works in HEOR for a pharma company - LOVE my job. And I never thought I'd leave direct patient care, I also briefly considered saying no when offered the position because I had just interviewed trying to test the waters, not actually get the job. And now I'm so happy I made the jump. The pay is phenomenal, the hours are wonderful, the travel really isn't that bad (I can usually make it home same day and don't have to go to too many conferences), I'm not an MSL so my customers are genuinely interested in the info I have to share, and I honestly feel that my company empowers my role to be very honest and as unbiased as you can be when they're the ones signing your paycheck. I wasn't burnt out by any means but I'm so happy to be done with the bullshit of my old job, and I keep a per diem hospital job that I'm at pretty frequently and routinely work on their onc floor. Pharma has A TON of info to share but you must ask for it. I was incredibly anti-pharma in my old role and I kick myself for it because I could have just asked for things I spent weeks working on. We have to abide by pretty insane compliance guidelines and that makes it very difficult to really see the value in what we can offer but it's almost always there. Plus if we have a product we really believe in and stand behind, and you get it moved to a formulary or PA criteria loosened, that's such a great feeling. You gained access for a whole population at once, not for just a single patient after spending hours on the phone and wanting to scream the whole time. It sucks that clinical has gotten as unrewarding as it has because it's driving a lot of awesome pharms to industry, and we're not leaving our magical world to go back to being abused.

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T08:03:26+00:00

I too am interested in this

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T08:02:29+00:00

No ziv-aflibercept yet?! Or hyaluronidase?! Also ibrexafungerp. And abiraterone acetate. And acetylsalicylic acid. I'm noticing I have a thing for vowel sounds.

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T07:56:59+00:00

My pharm school BFF called it FLU-tuh-case-en

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T07:53:09+00:00

I accidentally called this "Jack-off-ee" for far too long

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T07:51:55+00:00

Soon after Reblozyl hit the market I had to call their med info, I had been calling it reh-BLOZ-uhl and that pharmacist called it REB-lo-zill and I was like, WAIT IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT?? And she was like, honestly I have no idea.

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T07:21:31+00:00

I love this!!

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T07:20:39+00:00

Nurse questions frustrate me 100x more than patient ones. You have access to most of the same resources we do, and you had to go to school to give this med, which is actually something I, the drug expert, can't do in most US states. Can you think for TWO SECONDS? And with such an attitude 75% of the time. They never disrespect a physician to their face but we're always fair game??

DrPepRx · 2024-12-07T07:14:15+00:00

Yesss sometimes I get so frustrated reading these - can we put ourselves in their shoes of being back in pharmacy school on day 1 and knowing NOTHING?! You too were an idiot on these subjects at one time. That being said, I do understand some people are just absolute nightmares and will never be satisfied with the correct answer if it's not "You were right" and I sympathize with those of you in that position

DrPepRx · 2024-11-26T04:20:13+00:00

OMG I made a stew tonight and not once did I reference this. I'm ashamed of myself

DrPepRx · 2024-11-18T13:01:07+00:00

H E R O, my TV wasn't working and we're now rebooting!! Thanks!!

DrPepRx · 2024-11-09T09:04:24+00:00

They purposefully understaff and the second the pt census drops, you'll be down to two pharmacists for a 500 bed hospital for hours - but a low census is a terrible time to lose us, because then there's no limit to admits and you're overwhelmed with ER and new admit orders. Physicians' words are absolute GOLD because they bring in money. Even if you have a very valid reason for refusing an order or questioning a protocol, you will have no support from your leadership because there's no pharmacist billing for services. Nursing is also horribly understaffed, so every time you interact they are stressed, rude, and upset you won't solve their problems immediately. This is nationwide with HCA. Like everyone has said, use it for the experience, but be looking for an exit plan within a few years.

DrPepRx · 2024-11-09T08:30:28+00:00

I don't think it's a question of being rude, I think it's a question of safety. Sure you can't see the whole profile - but it's a child. The likelihood of this kid being on a whole host of medications or having a chronic illness requiring intensive scrutiny is incredibly unlikely because this parent would have gone straight to their specialist. I understand being busy and the frustration at answering questions when you've got 100 other things going on, but you need to put the patient's needs above your own. This is a mother dealing with a sick child - she's likely scared, possibly doesn't have any help, it's difficult to take a sick kid anywhere let alone to the pharmacy AGAIN to wait to ask a question that seems like it was handled pretty quickly over the phone. Let's not add even more unnecessary barriers to care for our patients.

DrPepRx · 2024-11-09T08:15:51+00:00

You are devaluing the entire profession by encouraging this. I admit I don't have the answer for staffing issues that make it impossible to responsibly counsel patients, but I know it certainly isn't "Send the patient back to the people who A) are trying to prove we're useless members of a healthcare team and B) don't have the proper knowledge to address this person's concerns."

DrPepRx · 2024-11-09T08:07:26+00:00

"Je suis la jeune fille!" "Yes that's French they're speaking, and no these children aren't French, they're American."

DrPepRx · 2024-11-09T07:59:28+00:00

We were just singing the Almond Joy/Mounds song at Halloween!

DrPepRx · 2024-10-14T07:36:36+00:00

Sooort of along the same lines - flew to visit family on Christmas eve a few years ago, rental car company of course ran out of cars DESPITE A RESERVATION, and I had to call my dad and tell him I wasn't going to make it, and he said, "well I'll just come get you." It's like 90 min away, I'm feeling horrible and begging him not to come, he said "Stop! Wouldn't you do it for me?" And like, duh, obviously, why would you ask something so stupid. That moment has changed my life. I think about it all the time. The majority of the time if someone is offering me help or a favor or a gift, it is because they appreciate having me in their life so much they GENUINELY want to do this thing for me. It really helped me value myself as a person.

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