Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointment in the US?

Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by williamDafoe on Monday May 08, 2023 @06:52PM (#35867995)

I use horse medicine (burow's solution / used to be star-otic but now that stuff is reformulated to remove any active ingredients) for an ear infection.

The ear nose throat medical profession is so corrupt. They got the only medicine that works taken off the market so you have to see a doctor. By the time I see a doctor the infection is either gone or three times worse. So I buy the horse / dog / cat medicine instead. It's the same as a human medicine but the human medicine has been taken off the market! You can't talk me out of doing this because it's been working for me for 3 decades!

Lots of medicines have been castrated and/or taken off the market to drive more people to see doctors more -

1. Chlorasceptic 2. Burow's solution

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by Accujack on Monday May 08, 2023 @07:10PM (#35868127)

The horse version of medicines is formulated differently and is in a different concentration than for humans. It's your life, though.

Burow's solution is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Domeboro-Medicated-Relief-Powder-Pack...

So is Chloraseptic: https://www.amazon.com/Chloraseptic-Throat-Spray-Menthol-Bot...

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by williamDafoe on Monday May 08, 2023 @07:20PM (#35868220)

That is NOT chlorascepric. It's new "this doesn't work" -a-sceptic. AS I SAID, medical professional have been moving to castrate OTC medicines. I have a hoard of original chlorasceptic with actual working, antiseptic ingredients ...

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by williamDafoe on Monday May 08, 2023 @07:38PM (#35868384)

You have too much of a reliance on fake info from stale web articles. The only active ingredients in current chloraseptic are benzocaine, menthol, and dextromethorpan hydrobromide. I have a box of the useless kind in front of me. No actual antiseptics any more, just cover up the problem; do nothing actually.

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by Accujack on Monday May 08, 2023 @07:44PM (#35868440)

The benzocaine variants are just a different flavor. They're produced in parallel with the original formula.

You have no idea where I get my information, you just don't like anything to contradict your loony ideas. I'm done with this conversation.

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by TYPE_FASTER on Monday May 08, 2023 @08:50PM (#35868940)

You can buy Chloraseptic Sore Throat Spray with Phenol on Amazon, if that's the active ingredient you're looking for.

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Re:Why does it take so long to schedule a doctor's appointme... by Accujack on Monday May 08, 2023 @07:31PM (#35868312)

The same active ingredient, phenol, has been used in Chloraseptic since 1953.

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