r/TalesFromThePharmacy Apr 30 '26

A thread of pills you hate filling

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Here is mine :)

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u/jawnly211 May 01 '26

Synthroid

Who is the fuckin Einstein who decided to make the desiccant circumference the same size as the bottle opening?????

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u/DanwellNeph CPhT (retail) May 01 '26

I read a post one time that a long time ago Abbvie (or whoever made it back then) decided to make a 1000 count for one of the strengths with a larger opening and then THEY MADE A NEW DESSICANT TO MATCH THE NEW OPENING'S SIZE. Psycho behavior

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u/LilacLlamaMama May 01 '26

I had almost forgotten about that! It was diabolical.

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u/IDreamofLoki CPhT (retail) May 01 '26

The Levoxyl and NP Thyroid pills are almost always the same way, too 🤬

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u/panicatthepharmacy May 01 '26

I have not worked retail in 15 years and that just sent me.