Dani-Mani
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 16, 2015 18:04:43 GMT
"Take one tablet by mouth twice daily"--what would you interpret that to mean?
Because between me, my doctor, and my pharmacy, we are definitely not on the same page. I called and left a message for my doctor to call me back tomorrow, btw.
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Post by pb on Aug 16, 2015 18:06:10 GMT
I read it as saying take one tablet two times a day so one in the morning and one at night.
What are the other interpretations?
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Post by gsquaredmom on Aug 16, 2015 18:06:29 GMT
On average every 12 hours. Like 7 am and 7 pm, for example.
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Post by disneypal on Aug 16, 2015 18:07:12 GMT
I would probably take one around breakfast time and another around supper time
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 18:07:58 GMT
You take one tablet, twice a day.
So, two tablets a day, preferably 12 hours apart.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 16, 2015 18:07:43 GMT
The timing is not a question. The dosage is.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 16, 2015 18:09:26 GMT
I read it as saying take one tablet two times a day so one in the morning and one at night. What are the other interpretations? The doctor wants me to take 1 tablet a day-- 1/2 in the morning 1/2 in the afternoon. Her words to me. The pharmacy is filling it for 60 pills not 30, which made me realize this month they interpreted what she wrote down as taking 2 per day. So I'm utterly confused, ha! |
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Post by jemali on Aug 16, 2015 18:10:06 GMT
Take one pill two times per day. I'd probably do one at breakfast amd one at dinner.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 18:10:11 GMT
Take one pill twice a day.
How does your interpretation differ from the doctor or the pharmacy?
ETA: I see you posted before I responded. I think the doctor's instructions were unclear if she wants you to take 1/2 pill twice a day. As written, it says one pill twice a day.
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 16, 2015 18:13:09 GMT
If your doctor intended it to be half a tablet, I think he should have written "Take one-half tablet two times per day."
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 16, 2015 18:13:25 GMT
One tablet two different times each day. This is what is written on three bottles in my house for my dog. I never questioned if I was doing it wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 18:13:56 GMT
What your doctor said and what she ordered are two different things. If she meant 1/2 a tablet in the morning and 1/2 in the afternoon, she should have prescribed that. IMO, she screwed it up when ordering the medication.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Aug 16, 2015 18:15:39 GMT
What your doctor wrote is what they will fill. 60 tablets for 1 tablet twice a day.
What he told you is half a tablet twice a day. Clarify with your doctor, but we have had doctors tell us they were writing it a certain way but to actually cut In half. I think it's a lack of availability of the lower dose pill and the pharmacy can't fill half-pill doses. We have also had that for ramping up to one whole pill.
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Post by Really Red on Aug 16, 2015 18:17:01 GMT
Holy moly. Your DOCTOR is wrong (if that is what he wrote on the prescription). THe pharmacist is right. That is an unbelievably piss-poor way of saying anything. My daughter is on some serious meds. We know exactly how much she has to take twice a day. Wow.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Aug 16, 2015 18:18:17 GMT
I would do a AM pill and a PM pill each day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 18:22:17 GMT
as written I would take one pill in the morning and one pill in the evening.
As verbal instructions I would take 1/2 a pill in the morning ahd half a pill in the evening.
The doctor didn't write the same as the verbal instructions.
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Post by azredhead on Aug 16, 2015 18:30:31 GMT
One tablet twice a day. Different times. My tompamax is like that it gets confusing at first because it did start in halves and then a whole so unless he's increasing your doses or something I see it as one tablet twice a day as well.
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Post by craftykitten on Aug 16, 2015 18:33:33 GMT
Your Dr wrote it wrong...as it reads it is one whole tablet, twice a day.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 16, 2015 18:34:02 GMT
I think the dr wrote the prescription wron or misspoke when he verbally told you the dosing instructions. I'm on antibiotics right now for 10 days. It's written to "take one pill twice a day" and I had 20 pills.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 16, 2015 18:34:55 GMT
yea, your Dr wrote your script wrong. If she wanted you to take 1/2 a pill 2xs a day she should have wrote that.
Unless she was confused about the dosage.
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Post by zella on Aug 16, 2015 18:44:36 GMT
If you're sure that's what your dr told you then she is wrong, pure and simple. There is a formula for writing prescriptions so that they can't be misinterpreted, and as you have written it in your OP it means one tablet two times a day. Period.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 18:53:43 GMT
Honestly, if my doctor wrote something that way (incorrectly) and then doesn't understand why there's confusion, I'd have serious hesitation about trusting my medical care/prescription management to her. I'd be looking for a new doctor.
1/2 tablet, twice a day written for 30 pills would be correct.
1 tablet, twice a day written for 60 pills would be correct.
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Post by chaosisapony on Aug 16, 2015 19:14:18 GMT
One pill in the morning and one pill in the evening. If the doctor wants you taking 1/2 pill then they should have written "1/2 pill twice daily."
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 16, 2015 19:28:25 GMT
Honestly, if my doctor wrote something that way (incorrectly) and then doesn't understand why there's confusion, I'd have serious hesitation about trusting my medical care/prescription management to her. I'd be looking for a new doctor. 1/2 tablet, twice a day written for 30 pills would be correct. 1 tablet, twice a day written for 60 pills would be correct. Huh? I said there was confusion amongst all three of us and I was calling tomorrow for clarification. I haven't even spoken to her yet. Perhaps she did intend for me to take 2 pills per day and I misunderstood? I'm not ready to throw her under the bus when I haven't even spoken to her. She's a phenomenal doctor who listens to me and all my other prescriptions make sense. Geez. |
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Post by dazeepetals on Aug 16, 2015 19:28:34 GMT
As a pharmacist, the way it is written means 1 tablet in the morning, 1 tablet in the evening. If he/she used the latin terms it would be written 1 PO BID, which means exactly what I wrote before. The pharmacy didn't interpret it wrong, your doctor wrote it incorrectly. This is how medical errors occur.
They need to CLEARLY write 1/2 tablet by mouth twice daily (total of 1 pill per day) if that's what they want.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 19:32:56 GMT
I suspect that there isn't a half-pill dose available, so the orders had to be written that way. The doctor should have made that clear to you. The pharmacist was correct based on what was written, and wouldn't be able to fill it for 30 pills at 1/2 pill 2x a day. I've had that happen before, but the doctor always makes it clear that I need to take 1/2 pill. ETA: dazeepetals is the expert -- I knew one of the pharmacists would pop in  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 19:33:04 GMT
Taking a half pill is not a good idea. It makes dosing imprecise.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 16, 2015 19:37:11 GMT
I suspect that there isn't a half-pill dose available, so the orders had to be written that way. The doctor should have made that clear to you. The pharmacist was correct based on what was written, and wouldn't be able to fill it for 30 pills at 1/2 pill 2x a day. I've had that happen before, but the doctor always makes it clear that I need to take 1/2 pill. She did and that's where my confusion lies. There is no half pill and the dosage she wanted was for 10mg a day. But the pharmacy is filling it for 20mg per day based on what they feel she meant. I think they were confused because I noticed on the first prescription bottle, they re-labeled it on the top of the original label. At the end of the day, I'm on the lowest possible dose of this med and a full pill won't kill me and may even help because we talked about increasing the dosage eventually. I just want to make sure that I'm taking the correct amount right now. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 19:59:11 GMT
Honestly, if my doctor wrote something that way (incorrectly) and then doesn't understand why there's confusion, I'd have serious hesitation about trusting my medical care/prescription management to her. I'd be looking for a new doctor. 1/2 tablet, twice a day written for 30 pills would be correct. 1 tablet, twice a day written for 60 pills would be correct. Huh? I said there was confusion amongst all three of us and I was calling tomorrow for clarification. I haven't even spoken to her yet. Perhaps she did intend for me to take 2 pills per day and I misunderstood? I'm not ready to throw her under the bus when I haven't even spoken to her. She's a phenomenal doctor who listens to me and all my other prescriptions make sense. Geez. I'm not really sure why you singled my comment out, but my opinion still stands that if a doctor doesn't know how to write a prescription, I'd have difficulty trusting them to be competent in much else. Your opinion is different. Totally fine. No need for the attitude. |
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Post by scrappysurfer on Aug 16, 2015 20:10:15 GMT
Your Dr wrote it wrong...as it reads it is one whole tablet, twice a day. This exactly!! |
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