The Internet is Cool

I know this isn't a unique observation, but really, it is. Let me 'splain:

This morning my dogs got into a fight. As usual, I strode in and broke it up myself. And as usual I got bit badly enough to require medial treatment. And, as usual, I got another tetanus shot and antibiotic prescription.

So I don't particularly trust anyone in the medical field. Those who talk about gun control have never considered how many people are killed by prescription drugs... So when I picked up my prescription for Clindamycin, in front of the (very nice) pharmacist's assistant I opened the bottle, held up the little pills and said "are these what my prescription is for? I don't want to die because this is the wrong drug." She (very politely) assured me that these pills were in fact what I was prescribed.

I still didn't believe her.

So I came home, typed in the name of the drug into Google, and what did I find? This! The very drug I was prescribed and given by the pharmacist. I could compare the pills in the little bottle on my desk to the ones on the Internet. Independent verification rocks.

Thus, I love the Internet - it allows reasonably smart people to fact-check the people who we have to trust, but would otherwise have no way of confirming what we've been told/given/sold.

On a side note, 30 300MG capsules of Clindamycin was about $120. 60 150MG tabs were $15. Who the hell thinks that makes any sense?