Pharmacist, being squeamish about a prescription: "What's the indication? I don't want to say it loud." Me, loud enough that the entire CVS can hear me: "IT'S PREP. IT'S A PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AGAINST HIV INFECTION." No, you are not going to make my gay ass act ashamed for protecting myself. - ThreadSky

raconteuse.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Pharmacist, being squeamish about a prescription: "What's the indication? I don't want to say it loud."

Me, loud enough that the entire CVS can hear me: "IT'S PREP. IT'S A PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AGAINST HIV INFECTION."

No, you are not going to make my gay ass act ashamed for protecting myself.

Comments

gluonsrule.bsky.social•11 hours ago

wtf? what about birth control? would they be squeamish? wrong line of work.

pottymouthpup.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Possibly. There are right wing pharmacists that will pull that shit (and refuse to fill) prescriptions for contraceptives

gluonsrule.bsky.social•10 hours ago

really a rhetorical question, but yes.

erb-phd.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Damn straight! I mean
... Yay gay! 🏳️‍🌈

pottymouthpup.bsky.social•10 hours ago

WTF is the pharmacist doing interrogating you about a diagnosis? That’s not a part, let alone a necessary part, of filling a prescription

raconteuse.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Like most unpleasant experiences in U.S. healthcare, it had something to do with insurance.

pottymouthpup.bsky.social•8 hours ago

When it comes to insurance/prior auth to fill a prescription it’s between the prescriber and the insurance company. The pharmacist can talk to the insurer about it but they are not supposed to query the patient about the indication like that. Especially not a retail pharmacist in the store

pottymouthpup.bsky.social•8 hours ago

This is most likely some sort of right wing “pharmacist conscience” bullshit like they pull when their personal religious beliefs make them demand a right to interfere with patient care bc they don’t approve

raconteuse.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I suspected as much, which is part of why I got loud. This prescription has been filled before at that pharmacy by other pharmacists, so if she was inclined to withhold it from me, I was making it clear that I was prepared to escalate.

pottymouthpup.bsky.social•8 hours ago

freenudecelebs.bsky.social•15 hours ago

lol good! i think you handled it perfectly. if you're going to try to embarrass me i'm going to embarass you, your energy is perfect. no notes.

justleanin.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Have mercy 😭 😭 shameful little pharmacy tech here lmao the insurance makes us tell them whether it's for pre exposure or post exposure and god, I do not need that much information about a stranger, nor do the people behind you, nor does God himself. We should all know less about each other 😭

raconteuse.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I could tell that this had something to do with insurance. But the dosing for PrEP is different from PEP. And she could have handled it much differently.

justleanin.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Oh the dosing is different? That's cool af, all the PrEP and PEP meds I can think of are dosed the same. Obviously you DON'T have to tell me, but what med is it??

raconteuse.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I could be wrong, but I thought PrEP was low dose, steady (every day), PEP was heavier dosing for about a week after exposure

justleanin.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Truvada and Bictarvy are dosed once a day for both PEP and PrEP but they aren't the only anti-HIV meds on the market. And PEP is for at least 4 weeks. That being said, the biggest difference I can't think of is PEP is usually no refills and PrEP usually has refills, but that's still only usually 😬😬