Would a community pharmacy fill a "pharmacy to dose" prescription?

Would a community pharmacy fill a "pharmacy to dose" prescription?

Hello, all you wonderful pharmacists out there!!!! Clinical
pharmacists, you guys are life-savers; retail pharmacists, you guys
are just plain wonderful to chat w/ while waiting for my meds to get
filled. Anyway, I've got a question:

I want to be an internist --more specifically, a hematologist/
oncologist, or a C&L immunologist, or maybe even both-- when I grow up
--currently I'm 16, and'll be starting my freshmen year of college in
the summer--, and I've been wondering, if I gave my outpatient, who's
suffering from tinea pedis a prescription of "six months oral
ultramicrosized griseofulvin, 1.5mcg/mL serum level, pharmacy to
dose", would his/her community pharmacy fill it, or call me up?

Thanks!!!!!

Doug

Re: Would a community pharmacy fill a "pharmacy to dose" prescription?

get out the calculator...


"Protoman" <Protoman2050@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:a0912c85-07ff-4142-a5bf-3fc8403d2034@60g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
> Hello, all you wonderful pharmacists out there!!!! Clinical
> pharmacists, you guys are life-savers; retail pharmacists, you guys
> are just plain wonderful to chat w/ while waiting for my meds to get
> filled. Anyway, I've got a question:
>
> I want to be an internist --more specifically, a hematologist/
> oncologist, or a C&L immunologist, or maybe even both-- when I grow up
> --currently I'm 16, and'll be starting my freshmen year of college in
> the summer--, and I've been wondering, if I gave my outpatient, who's
> suffering from tinea pedis a prescription of "six months oral
> ultramicrosized griseofulvin, 1.5mcg/mL serum level, pharmacy to
> dose", would his/her community pharmacy fill it, or call me up?
>
> Thanks!!!!!
>
> Doug

Re: Would a community pharmacy fill a "pharmacy to dose" prescription?

On Feb 27, 8:53 pm, <Hawk...@sbcglobal . net > wrote:
> get out the calculator...
>
> "Protoman" <Protoman2...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> news:a0912c85-07ff-4142-a5bf-3fc8403d2034@60g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
>
>
>
> > Hello, all you wonderful pharmacists out there!!!! Clinical
> > pharmacists, you guys are life-savers; retail pharmacists, you guys
> > are just plain wonderful to chat w/ while waiting for my meds to get
> > filled. Anyway, I've got a question:
>
> > I want to be an internist --more specifically, a hematologist/
> > oncologist, or a C&L immunologist, or maybe even both-- when I grow up
> > --currently I'm 16, and'll be starting my freshmen year of college in
> > the summer--, and I've been wondering, if I gave my outpatient, who's
> > suffering from tinea pedis a prescription of "six months oral
> > ultramicrosized griseofulvin, 1.5mcg/mL serum level, pharmacy to
> > dose", would his/her community pharmacy fill it, or call me up?
>
> > Thanks!!!!!
>
> > Doug- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Let's say the patient's 160lbs, 6'2", hematocrit of 45%. How would you
calculate the dosage? Or do you need more info?

Thanks!!!!

Re: Would a community pharmacy fill a "pharmacy to dose" prescription?

yes...

according to the order a specific "serum level" is indicated

thus...daily or more frequent blood levels must be done


"Protoman" <Protoman2050@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:8f5aafa7-0c52-431a-abe9-f4212b5a5b8d@h25g2000hsf.googlegroups . com ...
On Feb 27, 8:53 pm, <Hawk...@sbcglobal . net > wrote:
> get out the calculator...
>
> "Protoman" <Protoman2...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> news:a0912c85-07ff-4142-a5bf-3fc8403d2034@60g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
>
>
>
> > Hello, all you wonderful pharmacists out there!!!! Clinical
> > pharmacists, you guys are life-savers; retail pharmacists, you guys
> > are just plain wonderful to chat w/ while waiting for my meds to get
> > filled. Anyway, I've got a question:
>
> > I want to be an internist --more specifically, a hematologist/
> > oncologist, or a C&L immunologist, or maybe even both-- when I grow up
> > --currently I'm 16, and'll be starting my freshmen year of college in
> > the summer--, and I've been wondering, if I gave my outpatient, who's
> > suffering from tinea pedis a prescription of "six months oral
> > ultramicrosized griseofulvin, 1.5mcg/mL serum level, pharmacy to
> > dose", would his/her community pharmacy fill it, or call me up?
>
> > Thanks!!!!!
>
> > Doug- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Let's say the patient's 160lbs, 6'2", hematocrit of 45%. How would you
calculate the dosage? Or do you need more info?

Thanks!!!!

Re: Would a community pharmacy fill a "pharmacy to dose" prescription?

On Feb 28, 10:46 am, <Hawk...@sbcglobal . net > wrote:
> yes...
>
> according to the order a specific "serum level" is indicated
>
> thus...daily or more frequent blood levels must be done
>
> "Protoman" <Protoman2...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> news:8f5aafa7-0c52-431a-abe9-f4212b5a5b8d@h25g2000hsf.googlegroups . com ...
> On Feb 27, 8:53 pm, <Hawk...@sbcglobal . net > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > get out the calculator...
>
> > "Protoman" <Protoman2...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> >news:a0912c85-07ff-4142-a5bf-3fc8403d2034@60g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
>
> > > Hello, all you wonderful pharmacists out there!!!! Clinical
> > > pharmacists, you guys are life-savers; retail pharmacists, you guys
> > > are just plain wonderful to chat w/ while waiting for my meds to get
> > > filled. Anyway, I've got a question:
>
> > > I want to be an internist --more specifically, a hematologist/
> > > oncologist, or a C&L immunologist, or maybe even both-- when I grow up=

> > > --currently I'm 16, and'll be starting my freshmen year of college in
> > > the summer--, and I've been wondering, if I gave my outpatient, who's
> > > suffering from tinea pedis a prescription of "six months oral
> > > ultramicrosized griseofulvin, 1.5mcg/mL serum level, pharmacy to
> > > dose", would his/her community pharmacy fill it, or call me up?
>
> > > Thanks!!!!!
>
> > > Doug- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Let's say the patient's 160lbs, 6'2", hematocrit of 45%. How would you
> calculate the dosage? Or do you need more info?
>
> Thanks!!!!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

So the retail pharmacist would cal me up and say "Hey Dr, this isn't a
hospital! I need you to write out a dosage and a frequency!" But what
would a hospital pharmacist do?