I'm allergic to Crestor

by Mohammed Alo 26. January 2010 19:07

A while back we were discharging a patient from the hospital and gave her prescriptions for all of her medications. One of her prescriptions was for Crestor (the most powerful cholesterol lowering medication). The nurse calls me and says that the patient would like to ask me a few questions before she leaves.

"Doctor, I'm allergic to Crestor. Can I take something else."

"Maam, how do you know you are allergic?"

"I break out in hives and get itchy when I take it."

"Well, you've been on Crestor for the past two weeks while here in the hospital."

"Oh really?"

"Yes."

"Well, maybe that's why I haven't been able to sleep. Can I have a different medication?"

"Like what?"

"Vicodin?"

I look at her puzzled and ask, "How will that fix your cholesterol?"

"I don't know. Isn't that for cholesterol?"

"No, it's a pain reliever."

"Well, if I'm not in pain, won't my cholesterol get better?"

"No, maam. I'll give you a prescription for something else."

 

Any other funny patient stories, post them below!

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