Harvested From The Great Nyquil Tree
PHARMACY | RIGHT | JANUARY 25, 2012
Patient: “Hi, my 6-month-old grandson has some congestion in his nose and a fever. I gave him some NyQuil yesterday and that seemed to help. Is there anything you would recommend?”
Me: “For the congestion, you can use these saline drops, they’re–”
Patient: “No! I don’t wanna use that medicated stuff.”
Me: “All right. Well, for the fever you can try this Tylenol. Do you know the wei–”
Patient: “No! I don’t want to use that! It has acetaminophen in it! That’s not safe for babies.”
Me: “Actually, acetaminophen is quite safe for infants.”
Patient: “You’re a pharmacist. You would say that!”
Me: “Well, the only other option is the Advil.”
Patient: “That has acetaminophen too!”
Me: “No, that has ibuprofen. Which is also saf–”
Patient: “No, it isn’t!”
Me: “Are you aware that NyQuil has acetaminophen in it?”
Patient: “You lie! NyQuil has NyQuil in it! Isn’t there anything more natural I can give?!”
Me: “No.”
Patient: “You’re useless!” *storms off*
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