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Hi I am a RN that works for a pharmacy. My job is to go into pt homes and teach them how to self-inject Pegasys and review side effects of the Hep C meds they will be taking. Most of my patients are on triple therapy. My job is supposed to end there, but I just can't do that. I would like to know from the people that are on therapy some info you wish you would have known prior to starting therapy and how you deal with your side effects. I want to provide my patients with as much information as I possibly can and I figure the real experts are current or past patients. I know how difficult it is to get through to a Dr's office to ask simple questions so I give all of my patients my home and cell numbers to reach me 24/7. I started this job in January and I follow-up every two weeks with all of my patients. The majority do not have internet access so I was wanting to put together something like a pamphlet with helpful information, especially for the few that are too afraid to ask or think that their question is "stupid". I would truly appreciate any information you provide.
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That's awesome my nurse is useless they didn't show me anything and I didn't get any kind of kit from the manufacture
Thank you. There is so much information that I think a patient needs provided that sometimes slips through the cracks. The nurses in the doctors offices don't have time (they should though) to answer all questions or even offer emotional support. I am hoping to fill that gap somehow.
Well thank God for this forum. I've been around for about 8 months now and if I hadn't read all of these posts about sx I would have no clue. So I am getting ready to start tx and my bathroom cabinets are full of stuff just in case. I don't want to be caught in the act without the appropriate rescue drug. Maybe it would be a good idea for these pharmacies to take a survey on side effects in which would help the RN's just doing their job...showing us how to give ourselves shots. It's not the RN's fault, it's the drug maker and the pharmacies. I am sure when the Hep C numbers balloon through the roof things will change. Time is change and I am sorry for your experiences.
Have a great day!
Jules
Have a great day!
Jules
CompreCare Pharmacy. We are a small privately owned pharmacy trying to compete in the world of HUGE pharmacies.
It's nurses like her that P*ss me off!! Actually the reason I am so supportive is the nurse in the doctor's office is a horrible person and treats all hep C patients in a way that no one deserves to be treated. Come to think of it she is rude and mean to everyone.
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