that would prescribe me a Z-pack.

I know I have a sinus infection, but I dont have the time to go to the damn doctor and sit there for 2 hours for them to agree with me. I have a bout 5 sinus infections a year and the same thing happens. I go tell the doctor what I have. They agree 60min later and prescribe me a Z pack.

I'd pay $50 not to have to take off work.

10/11/2006 12:27:21 PM

you could go to a minute clinic...no wait and it's at the pharmacy.....it will take like no time.

COming tonight. I have stories

10/11/2006 2:21:30 PM

I went to Accent Urgent Care on Asheville Avenue in Cary for a sinus infection two afternoons ago. I was in and out of there in less than 30 minutes. With no insurance, I walked out of there only $55 dollars lighter and a full course of sample antibiotics.

I have been going to them for a little over 3 years for things like this and I just love them. They always listen to me when I tell them what is wrong with me and even ask me for my medication preference. And I have never been in there any longer than an hour.

10/11/2006 2:41:19 PM

cool im going to have to try those out

^^ i am sick, so im going straight to bed when i get home from work

10/11/2006 3:30:01 PM

dude i might still have a zpack on file, but youd have to drive and come get it

10/11/2006 3:37:35 PM

whats a Z-PACK?

10/11/2006 3:38:45 PM

i went to the accent urgent care at wake med when i started having TMJ issues, i was in and out very quickly, but unfortunately they don't have samples of muscle relaxers and she made me spit my gum out

10/11/2006 7:38:11 PM

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"whats a Z-PACK?"

Zithromax.

Azithromycin. It's an antibiotic.

10/11/2006 8:25:46 PM

i just went to student health and spent like 20 minutes there, and escaped with only a $35 bill for my z-pack and antibiotics

10/11/2006 10:47:25 PM

you dont need a z-pack for every fucking cold. you probably have a virus anyway.

10/11/2006 10:48:30 PM

^ um, actually no. People who get the same thing often tend to know their own body.
I get bronchitis fairly often, and once student health decided to tell me that it was a "virus" even though it was the same thing i'm fairly susceptable to and she didnt bother running any sort of test. I made the mistake of listening, where as the next year I looked at them and said you can either agree it's what i've had, what I know it is, or I'll happily pay for the labwork for you to tell the difference, becuase I'm not going through last year again.

2 days on the antibiotic and I was SO much better, which is normal (they give me Z-pack as well). As opposed to over a month fighting off an infection.

I would agree with you *if* it wasn't a common occurence for this person - the first/second even third time you get something, self diagnosis isn't something i'd vouch for. When you're on time 6+ - fuck it, you know your body.

10/11/2006 11:13:04 PM

over use/prescibing of antibiotics

10/11/2006 11:36:35 PM

you gotta be careful with sinus clearing sprays and meds....I'm sure you know your tolerance and have been using it a while - but those sprays can really screw you up over long term....not to mention inhaling chemicals

10/12/2006 12:33:50 AM

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"you dont need a z-pack for every fucking cold. you probably have a virus anyway."

Dumbest comment I've read in awhile.

10/12/2006 1:39:50 AM

Pharmacists cannot write prescriptions, but the nurse practitioner can at a cvs Minute clinic. I am sure you know what you have but they can prescribe exactly what you need. Z-packs are 6 tablets of azithromycin,250 mg. you take 2 at once on day 1 then 1 everyday for the next 4 days. Doctors do sometimes give refills on zpaks, but I don't see it that often. You could also get the doctor to write it for like 18 azithromycin 250 and direct you to tak them the same way you would a zpak. I mean I dunno. Just ask for refills next time?

10/12/2006 2:15:10 AM