Number one you are really reaching - no pharmacy has 40,000 patients in their database so you are making a bad analogy with numbers. Also, I can easily tell the amount of people with HIV/herpes because of the number of prescriptions I verify plus the amount of HIV and herpes medications we have to keep in inventory - those meds gets ordered and big numbers at least twice a week.
There's a pharmacy I know of in a certain section of Dallas which I will not name - where HIV medications are fast movers. Now just to let you know in the pharmacy world a medication that is given a term "fast mover" is a medication which gets dispensed on a daily basis in huge volumes in which you practically have to order the medication daily to keep up with the demand. Typically a medication like amoxicillin or hydrocodone are fast movers because you never go a day without dispensing those medications. Whenever, you have HIV meds as a fast mover it is alarming to say the least.
You are a grown woman and you can make your own decisions - but just be prepared to take the consequences. I think Lola made a good point and so have others - I don't see the need to boast about it and there are some guys on here - who I truly believe are addicted to bbfs. However, if you think that STDs are a minor issue and nothing to worry about keep dreaming - if anything my job provides me the statistics and those are the ones who get treated - and I have no idea where you were going with when you asked did I see the visual inspection ? WTF do you mean ? Do you know the role of a pharmacist ? You show many any prescription bottle and I will surely tell you what medical condition you have- do you think I am filling herpes medications for people who have cholesterol problems ? Heck I have to counsel people so I know why they are using the med the MD prescribed - jeez get a clue.
Finally, to the BBFS guys who will BB any lady they schedule no question asked - there's a lady at my pharmacy who if she was a provider - based on her looks alone- would be one of the top 5 drop dead gorgeous ladies on this site - but she is HIV positive - but knock on wood that the HIV meds have made great strides in the last 10 years- but if she met anyone if you guys in public - you would probably get an instant woody and want to screw her on the spot and if you did out 2 and 2 together and tell me the results.
Originally Posted by wellendowed1911
That's nonsense. The only people that convinces are the ignorant and people that don't choose to find things out on their own. Truvada is one of the most prescribed HIV drugs today because it prevents transmission of HIV. It's been shown to be 99 to 100% effective in stopping the transmission of the virus, even in the highest risks groups. Saying that you dispense a lot of it is just another way that fear, uncertainty, and doubt is used to manipulate ignorant people who don't research things for themselves or are not capable of understanding what they read.
You keep saying that people with HIV look normal, and like I told you earlier, just about everyone and their mama knew that back in the 80's. Unless you know how your customer acquired HIV, it's pointless speculation. Most drugs for HIV ARE NOT controlled substances, so most places don't even check ID. Knowing if an HIV prescription is for someone or not would be impossible unless a pharmacist or tech is intrusively nosy. If a person is ignorant, they'll believe your story as 100% true without question. If they have critical thinking skills, they'll see that there are a lot of holes in that story.
FUD. Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. In the United States, FUD is used as a tool to enforce public policy. The government, news media, and marketers know that most people are ignorant about most things. I saw that first hand at my job during a brief re-organization at my company. Most people will believe anything they hear if they feel information comes from a proper authority without question. The whole condom use thing came about because of HIV. Coming out and letting people (especially heterosexual males who don't share needles) how difficult is it to get HIV would make the condom use message less effective.
And you're still bringing up Herpes, and like I and others have already mentioned, Herpes can be spread even if you use a condom. Herpes can be spread even without sexual contact. That's junior-high level Sex-Ed, but so many people are absolutely clueless because in America, people think Sex-Ed will turn their daughters into sluts and make their sons want to have butt-secks in a bath house.
Most of West Europe has lower teen pregnancy rates and lower diseases rate than the United States because they teach proper sex ed. Even Germany with their FKKs. They don't live in fear of their genitals or of human sexuality. Even with prostitution being legal and bareback being common, they still have fewer issues that we do because they choose knowledge and information over fear. Those in the fear based camp can't back up their opinion with research and documentation. It's all fear based paranoia and anecdotes.
