Comments on: Lipitor: better than the rest of the statins? Not so fast. http://onthepharm.net/2006/08/lipitor-better-than-the-rest-of-the-statins-not-so-fast.html Life on the pharm Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:29:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cheska http://onthepharm.net/2006/08/lipitor-better-than-the-rest-of-the-statins-not-so-fast.html/comment-page-1#comment-184362 cheska Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:57:35 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/08/lipitor-better-than-the-rest-of-the-statins-not-so-fast.html#comment-184362 my dad used lipitor. i think it is ok. we ordered it in www.medsheaven.com my dad used lipitor. i think it is ok. we ordered it in http://www.medsheaven.com

]]> By: RJS http://onthepharm.net/2006/08/lipitor-better-than-the-rest-of-the-statins-not-so-fast.html/comment-page-1#comment-543 RJS Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:50:39 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/08/lipitor-better-than-the-rest-of-the-statins-not-so-fast.html#comment-543 QD = Quaque Die (daily) OD = oculus dexter (Latin for right eye) QID = quater in die (4x/day) TID = ter in die (3x/day) q by itself means every. So for instance, on a prescription: <code>2 gtts od q4 x7d</code> would translate to "Instill 2 drops into right eye every 4 hours for 7 days" AFAIK, pharmacy abbreviations are the same in the UK, but I could be wrong. And I agree with you on the head-to-head studies. Because big pharmaceutical companies are the ones that typically fund clinical studies, they have no incentive to do this because it could jeopardize a product's saleability. The result is "me-too" drugs -- which only makes sense from a business standpoint -- and formularies with preferred drugs. I don't know how the Aussie system works (are you all socialized down there?), but up here limiting drug approvals would never fly because of our free-wheeling system. It would be nice to have an index of sorts to see how well one drug compares to another of the same class. But again, that will never happen. QD = Quaque Die (daily)
OD = oculus dexter (Latin for right eye)
QID = quater in die (4x/day)
TID = ter in die (3x/day)

q by itself means every.

So for instance, on a prescription:

2 gtts od q4 x7d

would translate to "Instill 2 drops into right eye every 4 hours for 7 days"

AFAIK, pharmacy abbreviations are the same in the UK, but I could be wrong.

And I agree with you on the head-to-head studies. Because big pharmaceutical companies are the ones that typically fund clinical studies, they have no incentive to do this because it could jeopardize a product's saleability. The result is "me-too" drugs — which only makes sense from a business standpoint — and formularies with preferred drugs.

I don't know how the Aussie system works (are you all socialized down there?), but up here limiting drug approvals would never fly because of our free-wheeling system. It would be nice to have an index of sorts to see how well one drug compares to another of the same class. But again, that will never happen.

]]> By: Steve http://onthepharm.net/2006/08/lipitor-better-than-the-rest-of-the-statins-not-so-fast.html/comment-page-1#comment-539 Steve Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:51:55 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/08/lipitor-better-than-the-rest-of-the-statins-not-so-fast.html#comment-539 I do wish regulatory authorities would require head to head studies, against current standards of care and not just accept studies against placebo. Speaking to some Australian pharmacists I think this is required down under, the result being that they only have a few ACE inhibitors on the market as compared to the 10 or more available in the UK. I take it that QD is an abbreviation fir once daily? In the UK od is once daily and QDS or QID is four times daily. I do wish regulatory authorities would require head to head studies, against current standards of care and not just accept studies against placebo. Speaking to some Australian pharmacists I think this is required down under, the result being that they only have a few ACE inhibitors on the market as compared to the 10 or more available in the UK.

I take it that QD is an abbreviation fir once daily? In the UK od is once daily and QDS or QID is four times daily.

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