FeR

CRAP day.

Feel so lousy.

CRAP CRAP CRAP CARP CARP CARB CARB CARB CRAB CRAB CRAB!

*sigh*

Gave wrong ‘done to ‘done patient.
The problem is that I gave him another patient’s dose which is MORE than what he’s on. If it was less, it would have been easily remedied.
There IS a logic to why people say, “Don’t assume because it makes an ass out of you and me.”

Such an ass.

Feel so lau beh although people at work were really nice about the whole issue.

Am glad I’m not working tomorrow – I’d prefer to unwind away from work for now.

It’s not even a want, it’s a need!

I’m probably in our room, preparing for the assessment tomorrow. Thank goodness we got a room here in the inn itself – don’t need to rush to assessment centre!

We are to report ourselves at 9am and for me, my interview is in the 10-1030am slot. Then about an hour wait (!!!) before the scenario block from 1120am-1240pm.

After all that, we will go home and wait to hear our results (the wait is about 6 weeks).

Please help me pray that I will pass my assessment.
I don’t want to end up in a position where I have to wait for another 6 months before I could be reassessed again.

Healthcare and drug (as in medicines) issues here are for all to know/see/hear.
Maybe it happens back home but I don’t remember the public being so informed/involved.

So far we’ve been through issues with levothyroxine (patients experiencing side effects after the reformulation), script charges (came out in the papers saying HawkesBay’s pharmacies charging too much!), hospital scripts to be able to code “4’s” and now it’s something to do with a pharmaceutical company’s manufacturing site (Ranbaxy’s Lovir, Amoxycillin and Cefaclor – Medsafe considering a ban)

This would mean we would all need to be updated (thus me in front of the telly watching NEWS at 6pm!) because you’re bound to get people asking you about it the next day – whether in person or through the phone.

Then hor…I’m made confused by these people using eltroxin=levothyroxine. Isn’t Eltroxin the brand name from GSK?
You know how medicines have their brand name and then the generic in smaller print? Well, the imported levothyroxine that we got for one of the patient last month had the brand and “Eltroxin” at the bottom of the brand name. Pelik, kan?

Even if Eltroxin was part of the brand name, is that possible? I thought the name is a registered trademark?

*shrugs*

Die.

See, we have to answer 4 questions out of 5.
(Completely unrelated but I just found out the cause for my sore middle finger tip – I’ve got a papercut! Which isn’t visible at all…until when I was scrutinizing my finger under the lamp just now. Now it hurts more often – I tell you it’s psychological!)

I had time (or rather, SPLURGED my time allowance on them) for the first two questions, did fair for the 3rd and my 4th question was DISGRACEFUL! DISGUSTING!

Now they may think I’m an idiot who doesn’t know the system because I just found the legislation that says it IS unlawful to dispense a prescription medicine for more than 3 months’ supply at one time.

Now, now.

I KNOW that we do not dispense more than 3 months’ supply – I just didn’t know (forgot, actually) which section to refer to. Since I couldn’t find it – I had “no choice” but to say “funding requirement, not a legal requirement”.

Die.

Maybe you can start counting down from 45 marks because that last question went down the drain liao (15 marks/question).

From feeling okay from exam to not feeling that confident (of passing – I’m not greedy ) now…

Not okay = Nokay

It’s all about the money!

MissYap…be prepared to pay $875 or more for your Law Exam. It’s not $695 anymore as of today.

I think the December07 batch paid $695. And their workshop is $1200.

Workshop now is $1500!!!!!

They’ve added audioconferences and 5 Pharmacy Ethics assignments (apparently this is new – just added to take the stress off the 3 days’ workshop…konon)

Instead of being less than $2k, it’s MORE than $2k.
Korek dari mana, huh?