The trials (only! - tribulation-free since 2011) of a medical student, often in poorly-drawn art form. The 'student doctor' crowd may be able to commiserate; I expect the rest to gain some insight into why the kid in the short white jacket who is 'not quite their doctor' looks so tired.
Updates for Monday and Friday, as possible.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Brand Loyalty
Luckily, I've gotten down to a more manageable number of patient - it was touch and go there for awhile. This has given me a little bit of time for extracurricular activities such as preparing for the shelf and paying attention to lectures.
Did I say 'extracurricular'? Well, maybe 'subcurricular'. Or 'paracurricular'?
Anyway, I heard in lecture the other day that generic thyroid hormone is not bioequivalent. The name brand is actually better if you need to control the dose really tightly.
I was not surprised. I've been to a grocery store. I know that Frosted Flakes are supposed to be sold by a tiger. As a child, and to this day, I have always been really uncomfortable with some 'Sugar Flake' knockoff sold by Sammy the Sugar Ssssnake. That is not how it is supposed to be. It's difficult to put into words, but obviously Tony the Tiger knows the market and his product. I trust him. This other guy is just some drawing done to fool kids who haven't seen enough commercials. The brand name cereal is just better - not in any objective way, it just is.
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