I filled an order for...budweiser?

[Omegadramon]

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Apparently we stock budweiser in the hospital pharmacy. I'm pretty new so seeing that order amused me, to say the least. I'm told it was for heavy alcoholics that swear up and down that every anti-anxiety med doesn't work and they need that one can a day.

Also, I looked up how much the pharmacy charges for it....$0.04 per 12oz can. I know, know....that's way too much for crappy beer.

 

[Glycerin]

You guys must not have a formulary when it comes to beer. 😉 Budweiser, as hideous of a beer as it is, is MUCH better than the hot cans of Milwaukie's Best my old hospital kept in stock.

 

[njac]

or if you're in a cheapass hospital you could give Bud for toxic alcohol poisoning (methanol or ethylene glycol) instead of fomepizole.

we still use that method if they aren't anywhere near a hospital.

 

[GatorRxGirl]

We used to stock Natty Light. It's like all the patients got to relive their 19 year old days of using fake IDs at the gas station getting the worst beer in the world. Have some standards, people. Drink Bud Light (although...now that it's not "American" you may have to switch to *yuck* Miller Light).

 

[sakigt]

Miller Lite is owned by a group in England, I think.

You could always go with Yuengling. 👍

 

[Pharmavixen]

Apparently we stock budweiser in the hospital pharmacy. I'm pretty new so seeing that order amused me, to say the least. I'm told it was for heavy alcoholics that swear up and down that every anti-anxiety med doesn't work and they need that one can a day.

Hospitals have traditionally supplied booze to alcoholics because it actually shortens the hospital stay of alcoholics. My mother (a retired nurse) remembers alcoholics going through WD, screaming, throwing things, ripping out their IVs, etc. Basically, they could detox these people with high doses of diazepam, but it's easier to just maintain them while they're in hospital.

Alcohol WD is the only withdrawal that can kill ya. Every time an alcoholic goes through an unmanaged WD, it gets worse, increasing the likelihood of seizures, DTs, PSVTs.

 

[117296]

Miller Lite is owned by a group in England, I think.

You could always go with Yuengling. 👍

Go Microbrews... Widmer is where it's at.

 

[sleazye]

It's funny you guys mentioned this cause just the other day we dispensed some Jack Daniels.

 

[GatorRxGirl]

Is there such a thing as a great American beer anymore.

Although I still love me some Bud Light. MMMMMMM

 

[psychoandy]

At my hospital we don't do alcohol, it's a turf to dietary (along with milk and molasses).

And as far as "American" beers go, everything made by coors, miller, and bud are crap, with the exceptions of PBR and blue moon. Yuenglings and Harpoons and Sam Adams 4 lyfe.

Hospitals have traditionally supplied booze to alcoholics because it actually shortens the hospital stay of alcoholics. My mother (a retired nurse) remembers alcoholics going through WD, screaming, throwing things, ripping out their IVs, etc. Basically, they could detox these people with high doses of diazepam, but it's easier to just maintain them while they're in hospital.

Alcohol WD is the only withdrawal that can kill ya. Every time an alcoholic goes through an unmanaged WD, it gets worse, increasing the likelihood of seizures, DTs, PSVTs.

Plus if you're using IV BZDs there's the wonderful world of propylene glycol tox and a nice anion gap to worry about.

 

[OleMiss2012]

Nobody stocks Guinness? Now that's not very brilliant!

 

[Glycerin]

everything made by coors, miller, and bud are crap

I agree. I'm thankful for Sierra Nevada porter and Magic Hat. 😀

 

[Pharmavixen]

Plus if you're using IV BZDs there's the wonderful world of propylene glycol tox and a nice anion gap to worry about.

If they can take their EtOH PO they can take their benzos PO.

Nobody stocks Guinness? Now that's not very brilliant!

In Britain, new moms were given Guinness for the iron content and to help with nursing. My husband brought me Guinness in the hospital after I had both my babies. It's also an antidote to hospital food.

But don't go for the Guinness in bottles; that stuff is a crime against beer. You have to go for the cans with the floating widget. (Goes W/O saying, this applies only if you have no access to a pub-drawn pint.)

When I'm in the US, I usually go for Rolling Rock.

BTW, Budweiser sold in Canada is 5% EtOH. It's less state-side, isn't it?

 

[OleMiss2012]

In Britain, new moms were given Guinness for the iron content and to help with nursing. My husband brought me Guinness in the hospital after I had both my babies. It's also an antidote to hospital food.

But don't go for the Guinness in bottles; that stuff is a crime against beer. You have to go for the cans with the floating widget. (Goes W/O saying, this applies only if you have no access to a pub-drawn pint.)

That's an interesting fact about new moms in Britain. There's two types of Guinness in bottles here. The Extra Stout (not very good IMO) and the Guinness draught bottles (as good as the can version IMO). The draught bottles have a "rocket widget" in them much the same way that the cans have that round one in them. The draught bottles are much better than the extra stout version. Unlike the cans with the widget, for the bottles you don't have to pour the beer into another conatiner immediately after you open it.

Guinness: It's not just for breakfast anymore!

 

[Priapism321]

Plus if you're using IV BZDs there's the wonderful world of propylene glycol tox and a nice anion gap to worry about.

I am only aware of this potential (rare) adverse consequence with lorazepam. There is an article in this month's Pharmacotherapy attempting to quantify what sort of dose a patient requires to truly become at risk.

 

[Priapism321]

Hospitals have traditionally supplied booze to alcoholics because it actually shortens the hospital stay of alcoholics. My mother (a retired nurse) remembers alcoholics going through WD, screaming, throwing things, ripping out their IVs, etc. Basically, they could detox these people with high doses of diazepam, but it's easier to just maintain them while they're in hospital.

Alcohol WD is the only withdrawal that can kill ya. Every time an alcoholic goes through an unmanaged WD, it gets worse, increasing the likelihood of seizures, DTs, PSVTs.

Plenty of other drugs to manage ethanol withdrawal in the hospital.

 

[spacecowgirl]

Is there such a thing as a great American beer anymore.

Grain Belt, baby.

 

[monsterbrain]

I live in St. Louis, and I am soooo depressed about the Bud thing. 🙁

 

[GatorRxGirl]

I just hope they won't close Sea World and Busch Gardens =(

 

[monsterbrain]

I'm hoping they won't close Grant's Farm, which is just down the street from me. It's a totally free animal park where they keep the clydesdales. There is a bike trail that runs right past it, and you can stop and watch all the horses and their babies in the fields. Sometimes the horses will come right up to the fence separating their pasture from the bike trail. Aww, I'm sad all over again. I hate inbev!!

 

[njac]

I just hope they won't close Sea World and Busch Gardens =(

my sister is a sea world trainer and said at the moment things look fine for them.

 

[Caverject]

Start drinking Miller...at least it's 100% american owned!

Coors merged a while back with Molsen. Damn Canadians...

 

[pharmpilot]

I'm hoping they won't close Grant's Farm, which is just down the street from me. It's a totally free animal park where they keep the clydesdales. There is a bike trail that runs right past it, and you can stop and watch all the horses and their babies in the fields. Sometimes the horses will come right up to the fence separating their pasture from the bike trail. Aww, I'm sad all over again. I hate inbev!!

Grant's Farm is great. The Clydesdales are just amazing. Surely they won't mess with the Clydesdales.

 

[Caverject]

Miller Lite is owned by a group in England, I think.

You could always go with Yuengling. 👍

You think or you know?? Miller is american as it gets...

Yuengling just FYI is owned by the Budweiser people...

 

[GatorRxGirl]

Grant's Farm is great. The Clydesdales are just amazing. Surely they won't mess with the Clydesdales.

Yeah...without Clydesdales there wouldn't be awesome commercials.

 

[sakigt]

You think or you know?? Miller is american as it gets...

Yuengling just FYI is owned by the Budweiser people...

Yuengling is NOT owned by bud. WTF??

For the record, heres a list of all brands owned by Bud, Yuengling def aint one of them http://www.anheuser-busch.com/BeerVerified.html

Now Im thinking youre wrong about miller too...lets see.

Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American style beermaker and is based in Milwaukee, United States

SABMiller (South African Breweries - Miller) is one of the world's largest brewers. The company has brewing interests and distribution agreements across six continents.

Headquarters are in London. 😉

So. Like I said. Yuengling if youre too broke to afford the Microbrews 🙂

 

[Caverject]

i hate being wrong...

 

[GatorRxGirl]

I love it when you're wrong.

 

[student1799]

Miller is american as it gets...

Sorry to break it to you, but Miller is owned by SAB (South African Brewing). It was taken over years ago.

 

[sakigt]

i hate being wrong...

You cut me to the core calling Yuengling names like that. :beer:

 

[Caverject]

Sorry to break it to you, but Miller is owned by SAB (South African Brewing). It was taken over years ago.

Johnny on the spot...

 

[samuricool]

My corona says it was bottled in Chicago, I will count that as american for right now. Especially since Anheiser sold out to some flippin' Frenchies.

 

[killerleaf]

Lone Star

Shiner Bock....aaww...😍