A new twist on "it's a little round white pill"

[skeptic53]

OK, this is a new one. Usually if a patient has forgotten the name of a medication prescribed elsewhere, one can sleuth it from hospital, pharmacy, or specialist's records. This guy was different. From the history in the chart note: "Patient states blood pressure was 160 to 170 over 100. His neighbor gave him some medication, which has helped, but he does not know what the medicine was that he took. Does not have his neighbor's phone number. Would like this medicine prescribed today. States it is "a little round white pill".

He couldn't understand why I couldn't just give him what his neighbor has. "It's really strong, and it's a little round white pill!" I would have loved to prescribe it, his pressure was 126/84 in clinic, but without knowing the name and no way to find out, he was out of luck. Find out what it was and call us, dude. In the meantime, take this medication I'm prescribing today. It may or may not be the same stuff but it should work nonetheless.

[Shyla]

I personally take 4 different little white pills. Many, many medicines are little white pills. And let me guess: the neighbor was NOT a doctor. How stupid to just take it.

[EricKei]

Just remember: One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small; and the ones that Mother gives you don't do anything at all...

[Sandman]

Just remember: One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small; and the ones that Mother gives you don't do anything at all...

Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall

[dalesys]

Just remember: One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small; and the ones that Mother gives you don't do anything at all...

The oridognal Great Society version, before JA!

[Ironclad Alibi]

His neighbor gave him some medication, which has helped, but he does not know what the medicine was that he took. Does not have his neighbor's phone number. Would like this medicine prescribed today. States it is "a little round white pill".

A little round white pill? It was a Tic Tac.

[CyberLurch]

A little round white pill? It was a Tic Tac.

Maybe if we're lucky, his neighbor has some cyanide laying around.

[dalesys]

Maybe if we're lucky, his neighbor has some cyanide laying around.

Better yet, the the ones nobody dared take that Owlsley brewed up for the 60s flashback party.

[nutraxfornerves]

At one point, I worked on a government project to show homeowners how to control pests without unnecessary pesticides.

I learned that the most common household insect is about this big, or maybe it was this big, black, had a bunch of legs and was sitting on my rose bush. What do I spray to get rid of it?

Not only do you not know if the bug is even a pest (maybe it’s eating the aphids on your roses), but “what do I spray?” shouldn’t be your first thought. And don’t pitch a fit when I tell you something to do instead of spraying. It’s no different than hitting the roof when the doctor tells you to follow a certain diet and let your ulcer heal itself, because the pill you want has serious side effects and should be a last resort.

[protege]

A little round white pill? It was a Tic Tac.

...or one of those white M&Ms or mints sold at the local candy store.

Speaking of that, the woman who once ran the corner grocery carried a bottle labeled "Happy Pills." Inside, were yellow M&Ms