O wad some Power the giftie gie us.....

[Pharmanaut]

To see oursels as ithers see us!


Xrayser has hit the nail on the head here.

Xrayser: Are we profiteering or making a living? - Chemist + Druggist

Head office - please read and think!

[LeftArm]

The specials prices are not controlled by individual pharmacies but by the specials manufacturers.
In the old days we would just make up whatever was on the script but now everything has to be properly manufactured so we get a specials company to do it.

The old system paid the ingredient cost plus an extemp fee but now the specials companies charge many times more. I'm not sure that that increase is going into pharmacists pockets.

I agree that the multiples and supermarkets are devaluing the pharmacy by not charging either a fair markup or a professional fee.
Profiteering, ask your doctor to sign your passport application. The most expensive ink available.

[Pharmanaut]

Yes, it was nothing to make sachets, suspend powdered tablets in keltrol or make ointments up.
Veterans of a different era, such as Johnep will have even more 'been there done thats' to report.
Thinking back, it was the Boots peppermint water tragedy that changed everything.

Could we still extemp disp if we wanted to take this back?

[johnep]

Yes I remember it well. Compound coconut ointment was a real beast to make. Kicked into touch when Cocois introduced.
Dithranol paste was another. Could cause nasty burns if not made fine enough. Dithrocream was the nemesis of being made in the dispensary.
Someone mentions an interview at Moorfields. Most eyedrops were made up until Prof Norton at Bath demonstrated the risks of bacterial infection. Government then decreed that should be made in proper facilities. Kirby pioneered manufacture until burnt down?
johnep

[Fleegle]

Glucose in Glycerin nose drops anyone? God I hated that water bath...

[Fleegle]

At risk of going off-topic, but remaining on the subject of our 'Immortal Bard', Robert Burns, here's one he didn't pen..

Tae a Fert

Oh what a sleekit, horrible beastie
Lurks in yer stomach efter a feastie
Just as ye sit doon among yer kin
There sterts tae stir an enormous wind

The neeps an' tatties an' mushy peas
Stert workin like a gentle breeze
But soon the puddin' wi' the sonsie face
Will hae ye blawin' a' ower the place

Nae matter whit the hell ye dae
A'body's gonnae huv tae pay
Even if ye try tae stifle
It's like a bullet oot a rifle

Haud yer bum tight tae the chair
Tae try an' stop the leakin' air
Shift yersel' fae cheek to cheek
An' pray tae God it disnae reek

But a' yer efforts go assunder
Oot it comes like a clap o' thunder
It ricochets aroon' the room
Michty me! A sonic boom!

God almighty, it fairly reeks
Ah hope ah huvnae shit ma breeks!
Straight tae the bog ah better scurry
Aw whit the hell, it's no' ma worry

A 'body roon' aboot me's chokin'
Wan or two are nearly boakin'
Ah'll feel much better fur a while
Ah cannae help but raise a smile

"Wis him!!" ah shout, wi accusin' glower
Alas, too late, he's just keeled ower
"Ya dirty bugger!!" they shout and stare
Ah dinna feel welcome ony mair

Where e'er ye be, let yer wind gang free
Sounds jist the job for thee and me
Whit a fuss at Rabbie's perty
Ower the sake o' wan wee ferty

[johnep]

Amazon.co.uk: the petomane - DVD & Blu-ray
There was a very good film made with Leonard Rossiter starring concerning the true story of a french man with a gift. People laughed so much at the Moulin Rouge, had to have nurses in attendance. I first read a review in the Gardian. Cut it out and it got me in to see gastroenterologists in the 60s.
johnep