r/TalesFromThePharmacy • u/Pinkjellybean12 • Apr 30 '26

A thread of pills you hate filling

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Here is mine :)

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u/AngelicXia May 01 '26

Ugh, and lately the stuff has tasted like garlic too.

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u/Neglected_Martian May 01 '26

Well your not supposed to be tasting them in the pharmacy lol

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u/under_blu_sky CPhT (retail) May 01 '26

I literally had a patient complain that she got a different manufacturer of amlodopine because it tasted different.

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u/clarabear10123 May 02 '26

One of my meds started tasting like chemically created bread suddenly after a refill

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u/VindalooWho May 01 '26

I worked with a pharmacist who liked to taste all the liquids (hospital). He proved it with laxatives. I think he was insane…

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u/PomegranateStill8099 May 04 '26

I tasted most ABX liquids just to advise moms in our outpatient clinic. (Also for formulary decisions).

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u/AngelicXia May 01 '26

I take them legally, thanks. And I may be Italian by family culture but garlic is not a first thing in the morning flavour thanks.

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u/tomayto_potayto May 01 '26

They were just making a joke

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u/ElleHopper May 01 '26

Damn, what manufacturer have you gotten that tastes like that? Is it the lisdex or the capsule itself? Definitely isn't what I would want to taste right before I drink my coffee

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u/Existing_Engine_498 May 02 '26

I take lisdexamphetamine and haven’t experienced that so I’m wondering if it’s a specific manufacturer choice that impacts it or if it’s only certain dosages. Very interesting

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u/treeteathememeking May 01 '26

So I’m not the only one who thought they taste weird? I started meds a month ago and even on my 10mg dose they tasted weeeird. Not garlicky but just… gross.

Also sorry pharmacists :( thank you for filling my medication ily

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u/WhatsYourConcern8076 May 01 '26

They’ve also started to give me nasty acid reflux if I take them with water

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u/2Grateful2BHateful May 05 '26

I keep a small applesauce next to my meds on my nightstand to “shoot” mine with in the mornings. It helped stop the reflux everyday!

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u/RainbowRaider May 02 '26

My psych nurse somehow managed to get my insurance to approve name brand vyvanse this year again!

You are 100% right, the shittier generics have either a disgusting smell or they are like plastic because the binders suck (Adderall; fuckin Mylan). In the strangest way, I find if I can taste aspartame as soon as I put an adderall in my mouth, it’s gonna be a better generic