Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Celebrex

Want to start a war? Just ask your health care provider to pay for celebrex. I got a letter back from my health care provider denying my claim. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to pay the ridiculously high price. If you need it, you need it.
What's even more ridiculous are some of the drug store procedures when you pick up your medication. I went tot he pharmacy and requested my prescription. The clerk pulled it out of the checked bin and went over to the counter where she refilled my prescription. She came back to the counter with two identical bottles of medication. When I asked her why she filled the prescription again, she stated that the medication hadn't been checked so she filled it again. Another pharmacy tech came over and asked for the medication back from me so that she could check it. I gave it back to her and I swear to God, she lifted the lid off the medication and handed it back to me.
Maybe you could explain to me why it was necessary to refill a prescription when all she had to do was lift the cap and look at the first bottle. She didn't have an answer and seemed peeved (how dare I question the stupidity of their procedures).
How many people does it take to fill one prescription? How many bottles have to be prepared?
Obviously more people than it takes to change a lightbulb.