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*runs*
I dont want to do that just before bed, I would rattle, most disconcerting.
no shake-um, no rattle-um.
I’m from waterloo, we don’t have mormons, just many women with multiginas
I went to university at UW… frequent mormon attacks at sidewalk corners were common… never encountered a multivag, though… that’s why you should only date laurier girls.
Dude, thats Polygamists, not mormons.
mormons ARE polygamists dude. fail
No, it’s your fail.
Not to defend Mormons, or anything, but . . .
Fundamentalist Mormons (the FLDS church) are polygamists, but the mainstream Mormons gave up polygamy a long while ago . . . to gain acceptance, basically.
Hey you’re first!!! ::Runs and hides behind a tree::
Sorry I had to lmao
had to “lmao?” what did your “a” ever do to u?
Ask not what your a did to you, ask what you can do to your a!
You DON’T want to know…
i work for a pharmaceutical company. there is actually a logical reason as to why it would say this and it goes back to the American doctor actually.
lazy doctors use abbreviations for dosing instructions. so whan we get an rx at a pharmacy, we generally put in the dosing instructions in abbreviated format, and the dispensary (usually in the UK or USA) will actually write the dosing instructions on the bottle when they dispense.
most canadian pharmacies are getting their progesterone from the UK right now.
Thank you, I was hoping someone would explain that. ‘Per’ means ‘by’. ‘Per mouth’ would mean to take them orally, not to put one in every mouth.
The correct term would be “per os” for oral substitution
“os” is just latin für the mouth, has nothing to du with “substitution”. “per os” = “through the mouth”
why so serious? have a giggle and move on trolls!
Only one?
For you, Bob, they’ll make an exception.
wui…2nd
Now.. I Would *use* that
great
Take from 2-10 pills per night.
“That’s a bit wrong!”
where’s the fail? the label’s just being clear
Non sum pisces.
You could write ‘stick it up your fanny’ but that might cause confusion for any English patients…
^^^ Yup.
* snork *
Ha! I used to go to school with a girl named Fanny.
Poor Fanny.
~Riiiiiight We’re the one’s who fail for not understanding the esoteric notation system you use. That makes perfect sense.~
Sorry, totally illegible what you wrote there.
If only there was a doctor here who could explain these things eh?
& I’m a CPhT (Rx Tech) I see these many times daily, there’s no fail here, really.
thanks for the info. now get to work on making doctors handwriting legible
Actually there is a fail here, but it is that the medical industry knows that patients have a hard time understanding prescription directions yet continues to write them in a dead language only a tiny fraction of the people on the planet understand.
Seriously, who are the directions for; the patient or the doctor? They should be written clearly in the language of the patient not some language dead for more than a millennium. As for “twice a day” if they are supposed to be taken approximately 12 hours apart the dang bottle should say that. Join the 21st century. And have a nice day.
Docs typically write them in Latin abbreviations, but pharmacists are trained in that “dead language”. I’d say it’s more the pharmacist’s fault for not completely translating the script into “patient language”.
Agreed! That us exactly why your pharmacist counsells patients when handing out prescriptions.
Actually, the fail belongs to the pharmacist, who labeled the bottle that way.
Also, “twice a day” and “every twelve hours” are not the same thing. “Four times a day” and “every six hours” are also not the same thing. Our “antiquated” notation system prevents that confusion.
Now I get the fail …
I’m with you. I’m a MD, PhD and “per” is normal for me.
In this case I must admit “FAIL FAILBLOG!”
Sorry, Romolito, but 99% of the population is not an MD, PhD, and compliance in drug usage is not really helped by people who put instructions that are hard to interpret for the average patient.
But then again, who would be crazy enough to assume that people in the healthcare business would actually care about any patient’s (customer’s!) health…
Hard to interpret? Oh, you’re kidding, aren’t you . . . lawl.
You are kidding, aren’t you?
This is why the doctor explains the usage before he scratches out a quick latin-written script . . . this is also why the pharmacist asks, “Have you taken/used this before?”
Which clears up most questions before one gets home and has a brain fart in reading . . .
do we speak latin? if so then this label is correct…
have a giggle and move on troll…
I was about to post the same explanation when I saw yours. The thought of how patients misunderstand prescription instructions is hysterical!!!
I’m not a doctor and even I didn’t see the fail in this. (And no, I’ve not taken much medication in my life).
I do have to ask though, what would someone need progesterone *there* for? Post-labor recovery? Infection?
It is used to sustain an early pregnancy in women who have low progesterone and have suffered multiple miscarriages as a result.
I agree, I’m an ER nurse and I had to look at the comments to see why this was a fail. lol I’ve also spent many an hour explaining to people that “twice a day” does not mean 2 at the same time, if that’s what they meant, they would have said so on the label.
Haha, yup. I’m a med student, and it took me a good five minutes to figure out what people thought was wrong with this.
Isn’t it amazing that people don’t know how often “four times a day” is???? We get people in our pharmacy asking “so…four times a day…how often is that?” I wait until they leave before I attempt to tear out my hair! And don’t get me started on the suppositories…I’ve heard a horror story about a patient who received their prescription for suppositories & came back the next day saying “It hurts to insert these…” and the pharmacist asked him “How are you inserting them?” and the patient told the pharmacist that he took it out of the box and inserted it…without unwrapping it apparently! I make sure to type “unwrap & insert 1 suppository rectally….” prior to the rest of the sig now
Obviously there is another interpretation, as the comments on this page show.
I’m not counting a misinterpretation.
Once again,the pharmacist should have COMPLETED the Latin script to plain English interpretation, but failed. I hope the directions for use were fully explained to the patient, but that doesn’t mean that Latin needs to be discarded as the language of medicine.
I am, frankly, shocked at the number of doctors/pharmacists and/or students in these professions who are expressing their disbelief over this LOL. Saying “I had to read the comments to understand the supposed fail” just goes to show how far out of touch it’s possible to be! Everything that’s been said is, of course true: it’s Latin, the pharmacist will have explained this to the patient, etc. However none of these things changes the fact that, for the average non-Latin speaker (i.e. 99% of patients) the label is confusing.
A confusing product label is often humourous, and usually a sign of poor a poor quality product from a failing company. A confusing label related to someone’s health, however, is a serious problem, dwarfed only by the stunning realization that HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CAN’T GRASP WHY IT’S A PROBLEM.
I’ve long been a supporter of state health-care plan and I’m proud to be Canadian, but if this is a representative example of what the health care education system is teaching young doctors and pharmacists in the US, then perhaps I need to re-evaluate my position!
There’s another interpretation for people who didn’t go to the doctor, get the prescription, take it to the pharmacy to get filled, and talk to the pharmacist about how to take the medicine. But if you are confused about how to take the medicine you asked your doc to give you and that the pharmacist filled for you, you are the fail. Fail I say!
so it is like those things for yeast infection.
I would argue this IS a fail on the part of the doctor and pharmacist for writing instructions in such a way that is just asking for patients to take it incorrectly. Get off your pedestal and think of the patient for once. “Oh I’m a hot shot doctor, I need to use latin that most patients wont understand…” Pharmacists too, they can replace per with by, and don’t forget to counsel – that can help avoid these errors too.
I accidently my capsule. What should I do?
*hides in closet*
Mooks might not approve that.
Application denied. Try again next year.
Get the ‘l’ out of there.
Uh oh, Ou faied.
Y?
No, not ou, Ou. He accidentied his accidenty.
O no. Y the L did he do that?
Oh, Ou! I see now.
It’s easy to get ou and Ou confused. Ou’re so alike.
Haha, this thread is a jam!
Like, whatever!
This made me laff so much. I think I’ll be chuckling for a few hours yet.
Are you calling Lou a pu55y?
That may be the only thing I haven’t called him.
Maybe it’s for kangaroos? They have three.
Variety must be the spice of a male kangaroo’s life.
I’mglad that I’m no kangaroo! Hard to please the ladies…
Only one is active. It’s a bit like ‘find the queen’.
*snork*
That makes it even more difficult for male kangaroos!
“Wrong hole… again… COMPLETELY wrong… There you go!”
I have a hard enough time satisfying one, why would I want to piss off 3.
EEEWWWWW!!!!
*shakes head sadly, while trying not to laugh*
If you have to ask, then yes.
Maybe they’re big capsules. *shrugs*
Space capsules?
To explore the vast expanses of the void?
To find the ever elusive g spot
g = 9.81 metres per second per second?
The value of g depends on elevation.
*measure Aja’s elevation*
*gets ST elevation*
It was south facing?
you could get in a gravidy situation that wayFree!?! Then why did I have to pay so much?
It’s Aja’s fault for posting that pole-dancing picture. It increased demand and drove up my prices.
You need funding to prevent erosion?
You need fondling to promote global warming?
That leads to a localised raise in temperatures.
So how many do you have?
I am male so the only application could be (still under test) for multiple sclerosis because progesterone acts as neuroprotector. Maybe you should try …
Preferably someone else’s.
I’d offer mine but it’s busy.
I’d offer but it’s so hard to choose which one I’d loan out.
its busy yet your still making a post?
There’s a suggestion for your avatar, Motts!
You’ll know it when you see one. And you’ll have an avatar when you go to gravatar.com.
Not good for the male ego. Not at all.
You have a valid, if disturbing point there!
I shall Meditate on that.
*ohms*
*volts*
I misread and thought K@ was going to “medicate” on that.
There is another reason to take this. It’s part of HRT for those undergoing gender reassignment.
Yes, you can, trust me.
Anyone for ping pong, or should I just play by myself
I find there’s usually a higher chance of winning when you play with yourself.
Plus, there’s no need to worry about balls catching on the net.
It just not as satisfying to beat yourself…. no matter the score.
*beats self with stick*
Yes, yes you are correct, not at all satisfying.
You’d prolly have a better experience if you use the battery-operated stick.
but also a increased chance of losing.
Ummmmz, how many you got there????
Actually, that is one of the CORRECT ways to take this medication. I used to work at a pharmacy, and filled many scripts for it….in the U.S. Do your research.
Oh! Research! I knew there was something I forgot to do this morning.
… and see if you can clap. If you can, it’s big enough.
I pride myself on being above average.
woe be gone!AE, you should never settle for average.
No, here in the States we all have two. You know how materialistic Americans are.
That explains why he keeps trying to turn me over.
Rectum??? It damn near killed’em
“Per” means “By”, so all that’s being instructed here is what method to get the medicine inside the body. Sometimes you’ll see “by mouth” or “per os” or “p.o.” – all means the same.
Sorry to spoil the funneh. But to some with a little medical knowledge, you guys are looking like the doofuses.
……and some of us are qualified, yet with a bit of !magination……
failblog fail.
OK that has to be a error, cause Im canadian, I get medicen (at a decent price) and all I have to do is take it like anyone would take a pill normally, in the mouth with a bit of water and swallow. I have to admit though, thats pretty e’fed XD
Errr, you’re not doing your fellow Canadians any favours with this comment, Matt.
Matt, if you’ve been swallowing progesterone you might need to change your name soon.
I suggest Mattilda.
turns out Canada has idiots too.
I’m from Canada and it is over populated with them
Do i need to refer you to a certain potted plant recently viewed?
e’fed…
*ponders*
Ecstacy Police?
Yes. And then a beautiful butterly emerges.
Shhh! Don’t tell czuhc!
I think Phil has his menstruation.
He’s manstrual?
Arthur, you’re joke is amazingly clever.
Bloody clever!
For a lunatic.
Feeling edgy today, Czuhc?
No, just misunderstood.
Tragically, as he had an egoplasty that went horribly wrong, Phil had to have a funectomy, followed by a sense of humor bypass surgery.
He may never fully recover.
*thumbs up*
…….where?
up the declineno vaginii?
As long as you’re not a donor, I’m OK with that plan.
Hey mookie can I have a piece of your soft cookie?
No cos she makes them hard.
So how would like to be a part of my Jam collection?
I’m too conservative for that.
Either way, someone failed. Right?
2 fails!
2 fails don’t make a funny.
I just love it how people assume something and then conclude as if that is a fact!
Sounds like our whole political system.
I assume you said that because you are a republican Bush supporter. Shame on you!!!
You state that like it’s a fact.
Only a nihilist NRA-member would say something like that! Listen, gun lover, GOD LOVES YOU!
I wouldn’t call myself a gun-lover, but I do find the breaching kind of sexy.
*blushes*
To avoid it falling down, Einstein
Yours is too loose. Can you clap?
You took an anal suppository, didn’t you?
It’s funnier when it’s one per rectum.
Well, they’d still have to take two to get the full dose.
You miss him, eh?
*anklesqueeze*
Yeah. At times like this we need him.
*anklesqueeze*
But as you can see below, his insights would make little impact.
Fielding Goodney is fighting the good fight though!
Ee’s Goodn’ey?
I don’t know, I’ve seen some in the U.S. that are pretty cheap.
Chinese made?
Trailor park living.
Exactly.
I do know what things are! I know an whale, a piano and a boot. I just don’t know what the defining element of all of them is.
I fear we’ll never find the solution.
Do you remember the other stuff?
I remember I had the solution but I forgot what it was.
I think the solution was to take 2 capsules and call me in the morning.
Penguin and train I think?
I think you’re right!
Grrr… he always is. *shakes fist at Moomin*
solution was they’re all black… (rather strange solution, but I think that was the one ^^)
So you are not allowed to use your hands?
Could be a really interesting party game.
what would the correct version be ? Use two capsules… i dont know how to go on.
” Take two capsules and shove them ” ?
It does; right above the twenty page disclaimer about what you should NOT do with those pills.
*places 2 in nose*
*puts 2 in the dogs’ dinner*
that will do untill bedtime. Then finish the rest of the container…
*places 2 inbetween toes* I think i r doing it right
“per” also means “for every”. Thats why its ambiguous…
No, it really doesn’t. Suitable translations: “through”; “by means of”, “from”. Multiple meanings, but I’ve never learned “for EVERY”–nope.
–preposition
1. for each; for every: Membership costs ten dollars per year. This cloth is two dollars per yard.
2. by means of; by; through: I am sending the recipe per messenger.
3. according to; in accordance with: I delivered the box per your instructions.
–adverb
4. Informal. each; for each one: The charge for window-washing was five dollars per
50mph = fifty miles per hour = fifty miles travelled for every hour taken.
and a partridge in a per tree = one part ridge for every tree“a perish”, or “apeish” if you’re mocking me
You’re posting the English common usage, not the Latin translation.
{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_annum#P}
per “By, through, by means of”
Medical Latin Phrases and Terms
{http://www.inrebus.com/medicallatin.php}
Latin Words and Expressions
{http://www.dailywritingtips.com/latin-words-and-expressions-all-you-need-to-know/}
Etymology – Greek and Latin Roots and Etymology
{http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa052698.htm}
Should I keep going?
{http://latin-phrases.co.uk/terms/medical/abbreviations/}
You are denying the usage of ‘per’ as ‘for every’. You can produce as many translations of Latin to English as you like, the fact remains that ‘per’ means ‘for every’.
I’m posting the English language usage, for instructions, on medicine to be used in an English speaking country.
And with the majority of the instructions in English, of course I am going to randomly assume that one of the words is in Latin.
How can you deny that people can interpret it as ‘for every’ for comedy effect and claim they look like a bunch of doofuses?
1st paragraph: False.
2nd: English language usage, for instructions on medicine to be used in an English speaking country, are not “for every”, otherwise–yeah, this would be funny.
3rd: Whatever you say you’re going to assume, I’m not going to disagree.
4th: Did I deny that people interpreted it for comedic effect? No. Secondly, I don’t recall claiming they look like a bunch of doofuses; I do recall claiming it wasn’t that funny to me (particularly because of my medical background). IIRC, so did plenty of other people with medical backgrounds: either they said they didn’t get what was funny at first, or that when they did, it wasn’t all that funny.
The fact that someone with a medical background DOESN’T find this funny is disturbing. Instructions to the lay public should be clear and unambiguous.
The Moomin’s first paragraph is most certainly true. One only has to read up-thread to see you deny it. I LOL’D when you accused him of using the ENGLISH meaning of the word! Priceless!
1) Numerous people with medical backgrounds didn’t find this funny, because …..oh, geez, read the NUMEROUS explanations! Wow, it’s been explained to DEATH.
2) I’ve already agreed, elsewhere, that it’s a fail on the part of the pharmacist, to not complete the translation of Latin to English. That’s her or his job. Other pharmacists and students and techs have posted the same or similar sentiments.
3) I don’t think I denied it as being in common English usage. I said it’s a mistranslation, however. Then he says, “the fact remains that ‘per’ means ‘for every’, which is false.
I’m so sick of this stupid conversation. I think I’m done. Going back to PK, where I can stomach the people just a little bit better. Thanks, you’ve been SWEET.
*helpless laughter*
Ooooh, thank you…I needed that.
*wipes away a tear*
*snerk*
*Hands DW a ShamWow, while trying to catch breathe*
Stomach’s upset? I have a pill for that
Scott…remember, only one ShamWow per person!
Isn’t it one person per shamwow?
Maybe it’s one Shamwow perdaughter.
OK, I think I understand. One ShamWow by means of, or through, for every son.
According to my sources, you still don’t understand that ambiguity gives rise to funny business.
I don’t know Admiral. I, for one, never use double entendre.
It wouldn’t go near *you* if you *were* the last man on earth, pig.
No, you should not keep going. In fact, you should never have started.
F&ck off and die.
Is that your medical advice?
I believe “for every” is a mistranslation or a misunderstanding.
Just as people use the abbreviation “i.e.”, when they think it means “for example”, and it doesn’t. They need to be using “e.g.”, but they’re off on the translation of “i.e.”. Confusion.
Right ladies, line up for your bedtime medication.
*empties out entire contents of container*
You may have to wait for a while for them to line up. I don’t know why, though.
It's like herding, um, k@'s.
Ahhh so true….ohh shineeeee
*runs off*
Casanova always took two pills of womens hormones before every intercourse he had. Thats why he was so succesful and popular. In his old years, he was considered a lesbian
well thanks for sucking the fun out of this one, let me guess you go to the mall and show kids that the guy’s lap they are sitting on is not in fact Santa, and then continue to tell them how Santa cannot exist.
My children were taught that Santa puts the naughty children in his sack; they don’t want to sit on his lap….
Maybe if we lived in the US…
It’s sad how few people actually know what they claim as their first language. One of the meanings of “per” is simply “by way of”, thus this prescription’s instructions.
Seriously?!? Why didn’t anybody tell us? I feel so stupid now!
How do you like them apples?
well, I’m not even sure how to answer that question anymore….p.s. that is my favorite part of the entire movie….
You code poke an eye out with that thing!lol ... ^ "code" is code for "could"You are such an enigma!
*steals g*
teehee!
::replaces “i” with a 2nd “e”::
::tiptoesout::
THIS IS FUN!!
(oops)
[quietly] this is fun
Not per se.
Et tu! Se no more!That is Via..l
Custard Fairy….don’t you mean fail fairy?
No.
really…I thought you won the noble fail prize?
I think he’s a via-vert.
“Via” translates as “way”.
Subtle differences.
I thought the fail was that Waterloo is actually in Belgium, not Canada…
I thought it was an Abba song.
I thought it’s a water toilet.
Great, now you tell me?! I just finished my history paper on Napoleon’s defeat in Canada.
I thought a Napoleon was a cream-filled dessert.
No the cream is all in your mouth and it is exactly cream
You’re starting to annoy me.
well thats to bad cuz I love you…your water filled arms and all
Play nice.
Well, that’s no way to make a baby. *throws out suppositories*
I thought it was tub of multicoloured ice cream.
no it wasn’t but…I thought I should let you know your casket is waiting for you
I thought the fail was assuming that internet users had knowledge of female anatomy and would understand this.
It’s sad that, as per usual, ignorance is assumed on everyone else’s part for punning on the funny interpretation. It makes you think this could be a comedy website.
Nooooo
*immediately leaves*
It must be hard to tell the complainers a joke.
“A camel, a mormon and a scarecrow walk into a bar. The camel says…”
“Waaaait. Camels can’t talk and scarecrows can’t walk. Furthermore, Camels aren’t allowed in bars. That’s not a joke.”
Sometimes scrolling through these comments can be exhausting.
AE, finish the joke! Need something to cheer me up after reading through the sheer quantity of absolute wank these people have chosen to share with us today.
…..repeatedly.
…ouch!
If punning were occurring, that is . . .
If people stopped interrupting us with the same text….we might.
But no, I am in a bad mood now, no deal.
We need a new fail. This one’s getting me down.
Perhaps (as in: apply directly into the haps) we could take a screenshot of our utter stupidity in missing the true meaning of the script above, and submit it as a Failpeeps Fail. Goodness knows we’ve been told enough!
I just want to go on a tangent but no one will let me.
*hails tangent*
Here k@, jump on this one. There’s room for two.
*rides off on tangent with k@ into sunset*
Which Tan Gent are we on today BTW?
This one. ^
Soon, my boss will look across the hallway and ask why I’m laughing so hard. I can’t tell him I’m laughing a a nerdy interpretation of ‘Perhaps’.
I’m afraid of what he might perceive (by way of his ceive?).
I wasn’t aware that anyone claimed Latin as their first language.
Thank you. I was just going to say that.
I mean, obviously this is not common knowledge, but the sig on the label is not a fail.
I’m proud of my fellow Latinists for pouncing on this one. Yes, obviously whoever made this label was applying a false analogy to “per os”, but “os”, of course, is neuter and therefore the same in the nominative as the accusative!
j’accuse!
Hey!
A new approach – ignorant and sexist, I like that!
All the smart sexists are taken.
I can be sexist if you want.
That wouldn’t be a smart move.
All right then. *goes back to ironing*
Moomin! Stop scaring away all my boyfriends!
So theres yet another way to use those capsules – you can also burn them at feminist meetings !I wonder what the US disclaimer says about that.
Since ‘per’ can be used to mean ‘by the way of’ perhaps the person sent this photo in as a ‘Uterus Fail’ since I’m pretty sure this drug is taken by women who need help getting pregnant (or for those who are prone to miscarriages).
Well, I assume the person who bought this just had a headache but couldn’t remember aspirin is used to cure that. Instead he (yes, he) bought that stuff and submitted it as a Headache Cure Fail.
You are not Old Gregg, He would find this funny, then put 2 in his Mangina.
Or at least offered us a cheese pastie after complaining.
With Baileys…
From a shoe.
this is a perfectly legitimate prescription. what, you’re going to make fun of physician-speak now? there is much more fertile ground (pun intended) available – as a medical transcriptionist, i can tell you, that ain’t nuthin’. however, i can’t provide examples, because then i’d have to kill you.
this is how progesterone is prescribed for some older ladies who don’t make their own hormones anymore. get over it.
BMW WIN!!111!!omg!!1elebenty
PhOOOOTTTTOOOOOSHOOOOPd!!!!!!1111!!
FAKE!!!!11!!!
Don’t tell me… he died, didn’t he?
It’s ancient gaelic for cattle prod.
112!
Ummm, 42!
Dammit!
::sigh::
I know. I should stop reading the comments now, but it’s like a train wreck . . .
*dances in attempt to distract Naoyusimi before depression thoroughly kicks in*
You scrolled right down? Damn, I was too late!
You’re assuming Naoyusimi doesn’t like train wrecks.
How foolish of me.
*take Naoyusimi by the hand*
Come on! It’s gory as hell down there!
Yep, lovin’ the gore. I once saw the pictures of a train-person wreck, when I worked for the M.E.’s office. Nooooootttt pretty.
Please read before posting. Unless you want me to cite 20 other people who have said exactly the same fecking thing.
Well, if nobody’s getting it, then it must be repeated until it gets through.
That’s the method my dad taught me, anyway.
How long did it take him?
Looks like he is still working on it.
You are asking lurkers and trolls to read before posting? k@ you are asking for way too much sister.
*MorningSqueezes*
Worth a try don’t you think!
*squeezes*
Just don’t turn blue in the face. I like you just the way you are.
I thought you liked Smurfs!
I ♥ them! That’s why I painted Judy blue. See, she is blue all over and not just in the face. You would just be blue in the face which according to webmd is bad.
Indeed. Still working on it.
Most of us “lurkers” don’t care to read 1548396 threads of awful puns and middle school humor.
*invites Carrie to the prom*
*Prepares bucket above stage*
Teamwork!
*hide towels*
The fail is that the meds are past expiry date.
The fail is the hideous tablecloth.
They misspelled “bajingo”
The fail is that the meds were prescribed to a man.
Sexist!
He prefers the term “male chauvinist pig.”
Oinker!
Except that it’s not a grammar fail. “Per” in medicine means “by.” It could also per mouth, as in “by mouth.” It’s simple medical terminology. Stupidity in the comments, FAIL!
bend over and let’s see if you are correct.
Have you ever heard of capitalization? Or even to read other people’s comments?
*snork*
*squeeze*
Duck and cover sweetie.
Why, is Judy around?
Carrie, why do you feel it necessary to come here and insult my intelligence? Why must you ruin the fail for me? Just wondering.
Woop woop! The rest of the world is up and ready. You complainers don’t know what’s coming.
Good morning U.S. Failpeeps! And what a beautiful one it is. Let’s get this show on the road!
You’re going to show us what this really means?
ARTHUR! Get the webcams!
ROFL!! You are soooo bad!
Why do I feel like I have done something silly here?..
Can I get a stunt bottom before you start rolling?
You have not and I will stop rolling just for you.
*squeeze*
*films*
Aaaaand… ACTION!
*moons with new stunt bottom*
Tada!
*twirls and curtseys*
Wait! I forgot to get a stunt front bottom!
*wolf whistles*
Nice haps.
Why thank you. I had them freshly filled this morning.
Holds foot up,
Sorry, a little busy here.
*gets an eyeful*
but at least it brings families together
The family that uses vaj pills together stays together.
Hmmm…that doesn’t work.
at least for 8 weeks at bedtime
Oh gawd!! What happens after 8 weeks????
Babies!
they run out of progesterone and start turning into men
Sorry, mine are busy, per playing doctor's orders.It’s incredible how many people seem to need to prove how smart they are, and prove their stupidity in the process.
Woof.
GS, did you know that the vaj is found somewhere in the ‘down there’ region? I feel I must impart this knowledge on to you.
*feels extremely smart*
….and it is not the same as the botbot.
but similar to a BattleBot?
I read that as “per anus”. I was going to say – wrong hole buddy!!!
*goes to get eyes checked*
Uh, annum / anus …
*fails to see the joke*
*runs away*
*puts latin cap on*
Nominative: Anus Acusative: Anum
And here I thought he just misplaced an “n”.
95% response failure rate.
How many capsules do you take per heart?
90% without yours.
Full house in no time.
.. but the question remains: how many do you have? If more than 2, which 2 do you use?
I am a pharmacist, and this is a correct method for using this type of medication. If the person that sent this photo in has any questions or is confused about the vehicle they should contact there local pharmacist. Thank you.
Yes, and I’m the last man on Earth… it says so in my name, so it must be true!
If the person who sent this in has any trouble with their vehicle, shouldn’t they take it to a mechanic?
*Scrolls down*
*gives up*
There there.
*sigh* Never mind, dear. Try Lolcats, it’s not so complicated.
LOLcats is SO complicated! I can’t made heads or tails (tails, get it?) of the comments they write there! Gives me a headache . . .
You’re right about the comments, come to think of it…
Well, considering prescriptions are intended for a patients, probably 99% of whom have NOT gone to med school or pharmacy school, and that everyone on this thread, except for the pharmacists and doctors, misread the label.
I would say it’s more of a medical field to patient communication fail.
prometrium goes WHERE?????!!!111111!!!
*just wants release*
Probably a mistake by the sup-par students at the university of waterloo – school of pharmacy, they let in some shady characters.
It’s not their fault guys, the comment system on this blog is horrendous. Really, who wants to take the time to read through this mess to see if your ‘observation’ has already been posted or not?
Agreed.
However, I did *try*. I noticed one similar comment–at that time–but didn’t think they had explained very well, so I wanted to add my own.
One problem is (when one is multitasking, especially) the comments are adding up while I may be typing a response.
Bubble gum, bubble gum in a dish. How many pieces do I wish…
Maybe you kids should go back to English class. This is a failblog fail, nothing more.
Go back to English class… to learn Latin?!?
Incorrect punctuation is a small price to pay for free health care. Wouldn’t you agree Americans?
Per = By.
Take this medicine per advice of your doctor. Make sense now?
there is no fail here, americans are just dumb.
haha PV is latin for into/thru the xxx – however, it does sound silly for the average jo
This girl can bring a whole new meaning to double penetration.
it’s for lesbians
Oh thats Ontario. They really don’t count as Canadians. More american then anything.
Ummmmmmm no. I’m real happy for you an imma let you finish… but…. nnnnnnno.
Wow, complete and utter fail on the part of whoever sent this in, and on the part of anyone who commented to the effect of: “ROFL WUT?”. I am a pharmacy technician in Texas, and not once have I ever had someone get confused over the term “per”. It means “by”, a term that still has not fallen out of common usage provided you have a high school diploma. It is not just used to denote route of use either.
Only for the uneducated, thanks for introducing yourself to the masses Al.
I like the title…Yes, but then why can’t Americans get their own drugs…. wait I know they would rather spend $6,000 dollars on a toilet seat for the military.
As if I wasn’t anxious enough; I’ve only got one ‘capsule’ to offer.
i’m from kitchener/waterloo too.. and yes we do have mormons (their churches are on lorraine and strasburg roads).. also idiots working at shoppers drug mart.. problem solved.
No fail here.. In medical terms, we use “per” which actually means “by”.
Its like saying: “Physical therapy was ordered per MD.”
right, so in this case, the physical therapy was ordered to be shoved up the patient’s MD.
Naoyusimi likes this.
Too bad you fail to read the order. It didn’t say anything about shoving up. It just stated ordered BY MD. Trying to be a smart-ass = your doing it right. If you are a nurse then shame on you.
Pssst: I believe they were joking.
(And definitely achieved the funneh, more so than the LOL did.)
You guys are reaaally… sad. You guys are just sad. this isn’t a fail at all. At least your Canadian cousins understand what the pill bottle is saying.
Correct, until you said “p.o.” was “per oral”; it’s “per os”, meaning “by mouth”.
If I have to read any more comments about people with “superior intellect” correcting everyone about the proper use of the word “per”, but still FAILing to see the funny side, then I might have to take 2 bullets – per os!
Who said anything about “superior intellect”? No one said anything about that.
The “funny side”? Sorry, just doesn’t exist. Enjoy your bullets!
I said superior intellect. Did you not read my post?
I was referring to what seems to be a perceived superior intellect by the people making the unnecessary corrections.
There’s no need to be sorry, some people just can’t see the obvious humour in things, it’s not your fault.
(Regardless of the fact that this label may be “technically” correct, I’m sure you’re aware of the more common [possibly wrong] use of the word “per” to mean “each”, hence, the funny side)
Mmmmmm, lead
You’re telling the people making the corrections that THEY are perceiving THEIR intellect is superior? Welllllll, thanks for telling them what they think, but it’s YOUR perception, buck-o.
You can attempt to tell people what they think, but you can be wrong, too. Oh, look! You just were. Might as well eat those bullets.
NO!
Apart from the part that says “seems to be” which would indicate that I’m not “telling” anyone what they think. I’m referring to them giving off a perception of superior intellect,
It was one tiny comment that seems to have grabbed your attention for some unknown reason (maybe it touched a nerve).
They come in, mention the same thing that you all mention (which we get, we just don’t care) and then think that it’s GAME OVER when all we want to do is have some harmless fun with it.
So it would seem that you can be wrong too (I say “too” loosely, because there wasn’t anything wrong with my previous post), by misinterpreting my post and assuming that I was telling people what they think.
BTW: nice attempt at being condescending by calling me “buck-o”, but for that to work, I would actually have to value your opinion.
PS: I’ve had my bullets, but I saved a couple for you.
Should I just Fed-Ex them?
Your lack of education is not the fault of the person WITH an education. Stop whining and get one.
That “jargon” (“language”, rather) has existed for millennia, used by educated people when that was THE language of education and literate people. Get over it.
That said, the pharmacist didn’t fully translate, but likely explained the drug’s usage.
“That “jargon” (“language”, rather) has existed for millennia”
So has rape, murder and prostitution. Does that make it right?
Back in caveman times, the language of love was a quick club to the back of the head.
Just because it was/is the language of education, doesn’t mean that it still has a place in todays society. It also doesn’t make those of us that can’t speak it are illiterate and uneducated.
Actually, that’s exactly what it means.
Sure it has a place in today’s society: Medicine has kept it as its language, and I don’t see how it compares with rape and murder. Hellooooooo? Anyone in there?
Perhaps it was a fallacy to pull out the duration argument, but my fallacious argument pales in comparison with yours. LOL
OK, I can admit that it probably does still have a place in certain parts of today’s society – medicine, botany, etcetera [ooh, I DO speak Latin
], but medicines, diseases, plants, etc. that have Latin names, tend to also have an English variant. The “tech talk” should be kept between peers.
Well, obviously there is no connection, but amazingly, my point seems to have been made – length of time used does not = valid argument.
On an ironic side note. While you’ve been busy getting stuck into people for misinterpreting the word “per”, you seem to have misinterpreted the phrase “pales in comparison”.
I’m fairly confident that your intention was to insult my argument, but you have actually stated that mine was the stronger argument. LOL
No, “superior intellect”-boy: my error pales in comparison with your ERROR.
Your fallacy was worse than mine.
Your error > my error.
Ohmigawd…it’s Sam!
Everyone arguing with him…get an avatar, quickly!
I’ve put an avatar on my profile. It shows on my profile page, but won’t show up in the comments forum???
Help!?!
Avatar fail
WRONG AGAIN!
“but my fallacious ARGUMENT pales in comparison with yours”.
Fallacious – adjective: this is just describing your ARGUMENT. The ARGUMENT is the true subject of your statement.
FAIL!
Guess I thought it was obvious, Mr. Superior Intellect. ” . . . . my fallacious argument pales in comparison with YOUR fallacious argument.”
Oy vey.
btw, i don’t care to read before i post. i see a pic, i comment.
This is turning into an angry healthcare provider rant. Pharmtech here and agreed, no fail in sight. As far as assuming people are intelligent, thats a big failure. No matter how simple the directions are on the bottle, people still don’t understand them.
Agreed on the non-intelligent point. I’ve worked as a tech/intern for 5 years and if you don’t tell someone to unwrap a rectal suppository they’ll shove the sharp metal edges up their ass.
OMG a real life Fail (on FailBlog no less!) in my own backyard!!! GOOO ONTARIO FAIL!!! WOOOOOO!
Woooooo – you’re an idiot!
:rolleyes:
Ha ha, JIM! I didnt know you frequentd FailBlog?! Rock on Waterloo – home of so much awesomeness!!
It has nothing to do with people being American, it has to do with most of the people on this website not being doctors. People are so hung up on bashing Americans they don’t even know what ignorant trash they’re spewing anymore.
Funny, but nay. If you look closer to the bottle of medicine, you can see it’s a chair.
You’re not a pharmacist! The guy 2 posts up is. It says so in his name.
(at least you can admit that it’s still funny)
Not a fail, actually. Like per os means orally, – well you figure it out. And some hormone tablets/capsules are actually used in this manner from time to time.
OS actually means left eye, not orally. PO is oral.
Reply FAIL
“Nurse”: medical terminology fail.
Os is Latin for mouth. The abbreviation O.S. stands for oculus sinister, or left eye.
Oh, forgot to address: “PO is oral”. Yeah, he said that. You’re stuck on abbreviations. P.O. is an abbreviation for per os, or by mouth = orally.
Actually, P.O. is an abbreviation for Post Office. I wouldn’t advise taking medicine that way as the heavy snows have been affecting deliveries.
Oh, believe me, I love to shove a suppository where the sun doesn’t shine, when it comes to the attitudes of some of my P.O. personnel.
since we are doing a FAIL on specifics:
os/OS has many meanings, which I was trying to point out and it went SWISH
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php
It didn’t go SWISH, ya goofy ass. HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC?
You are all about abbreviations, but you weren’t thinking about the MEANINGS of those abbreviations. I don’t need a link to them, when I so carefully spelled it all out for YOU.
Thanks anyway. Better go get a refresher course.
I am a pharmacist and this is not a fail. This drug is used this route often to aid in fertility treatments.
This is a shining moment for anyone who reads the self-important posts in the comment section. I did see why everyone thought this was a fail. However, I chalked it up to ignorance. It’s similar to when I go over discharge instructions with patients and I just know they aren’t listening or they don’t understand, yet they don’t have any questions for me.
Hehehe, you said discharge
I agree. The only thing we do know is the submitter has a dirty vag and wants to take her anger out on the pharmacist.
OH. MY. GOD. YOU. ARE. AN. IDIOT.
Right Dose, Right way of taking it, and no fail at all…
this was stupid. The label is completely correct MEDICALLY.
A patient goes to his doctor complaining of hemorrhoids.
The doctor gives a prescription for suppositories to his patient and tells him to put one in his rectum each morning, then return for a follow-up visit in one week.
At the next visit, the doctor asks “How are the hemorrhoids?”
“Horrible,” replies the patient. “The supposed stories didn’t do anything, and my hemorrhoids are worse than ever.”
Surprised, the doctor asks, “Did you follow my instructions on the suppositories exactly?”
“Not exactly,” admits the patient. “I didn’t have any rectum so I put it in my coffee instead.”
It helps to click reply to the particular moron you’re replying to . . .
Also, add a comma, or your meaning for the Latin becomes: per os moron. Thank you!
This reeks of arrogance and has a perception of superior intellect.
There was absolutely nothing to be gained by correcting this person’s post, especially considering they seem to be trying to support your side of the argument.
Logic fail.
If it was on viagra, it would be a win.
This is the worst fail ever. I’m not a doctor, not a pharmacist. And this is most definitely not a fail. If it is, it only illustrates the stupidity of the public, because any woman who is prescribed prometrium knows exactly where it goes.
For any of those wondering, this is a medication that is given to women to help increase their progesterone levels. Usually this is done in early pregnancy to prevent miscarriage. And no, this is not a “Fail”- Jenn, RN.
Anyone with any sort of medical background would know this is not a fail… it’s absolutely correct. The fact that people are so stupid to think this is a fail is a failure.
Hey buddy to be even more safe you should blurred the city
Per = By ..enough said. If you don’t get that then there’s a reason both the doctor and the pharmascist tells you how to take the medication before you get a chance to take it.
BTW Canadian perscription = virtually free
American = arm and a leg.
About 50 medicine-oriented people have corrected this “fail”, but we’re the idiots for having done so, according to the denizens of the comments section, for “ruining” their fun.
this post is really funny, but not actually a fail. It’s pretty common to use “per” when referring to any route other than oral.
But maybe the fact that the medical community has not come up with a better wording is a fail in and of itself.
Fail status restored.
So let me get this straight… med school students, nurses, doctors, and pharmacists are all trained in Latin and thus they write the instructions using Latin phrases for people, who for the most part are not trained in it? a little pretentious, no?
hey look at me, i paid a bajillione dollars for med school, i am getting paid by capitalists pigs, and will make everybody look like losers…
You might think if you’re going to start your post with “let me get this straight”, that you’d at least get it straight.
The Latin is for communication between the medically trained, not for the consumer.
Yeah, I’m not a doctor, or a pharmacist, but I understood those directions. I’m pretty sure they’re written (and explained) a lot.
I am a fertility nurse, this prescription is 100% correct. No fail here.
i think all these doctors and nurses should go do their jobs and stop reading the failblog so much that they feel the need to comment on something that regardless of how it is translated is funny. tchhh.
SO MANY TROLLS!
OMG IM SUPPOSED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE?!?!?!?!??!?!11