I was too polite & passive this morning with the pharmacist at my university health center. I phrased my question as a question, deferring to her authority as a uniformed expert.
She probably figured I’d believe whatever she told me, so she told me the more convenient thing, like when parents tell their kids the belly-up goldfish is in heaven with Grampa.
If people think you’ll believe whatever they tell you, what reason have they to tell you the truth? The truthful answer this morning would have been for the pharmacist to admit the two drugs were different or to admit that she had no clue. But both answers would have been for business, since they only carried the shittier (pink) generic Adderall. So she either was knowingly dishonest about the facts, knowingly dishonest about her ignorance, or ignorant about her ignorance.
How embarrassing for her. It’s one thing to be wrong and to know you’re wrong. But to talk out your ass and falsely assume people are buying it—that’s downright humiliating. That poor lady this morning had no idea what an asshole she looked like in my eyes. She didn’t realize I’d given much thought to the matter, compared and contrasted the two generic Adderall brands—CorePharma (pink) and Barr Laboratories (orange)—and that I had discovered/decided that clear disparities existed between the two.
This afternoon I’ll be more direct, so the Walgreens pharmacist doesn’t also mistake me for someone he or she can push around. I’m 95% sure that Walgreens, nationwide, carries only CorePharma. Stay tuned!
I have an interesting update. I emailed the Walgreens I got my meds from and told them I was unhappy with my product and would like to exchange it for BARR. I knew they couldn’t but wanted to make a point.
Someone actually called me back and apologized and said she would tell her supervisor because all they carried was COREPHARMA.
We should all write Walgreens and maybe the power of many will change their minds on what brands to stock.