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Show A-20 The Park Record Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1 The Summit County Commission is accepting applications for one vacancy on the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission. Applicants must be residents of Summit County for at least one year and reside within the boundaries of the Park City School District. Meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Letters of interest and a brief resume may be addressed to the Summit County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 128, Coalville, Utah, 84017. For more information contact Anita Lewis at 615-3220 or by e-mail at alewisco.summit.ut.us. The deadline for submittal is 5:00 p.m. Friday. May 19, 2000. Mere's to your health said the, 37 o c All Builders from Summit, Wasatch, and Duchesne Counties are invited to the Park City Area Home Builders Association 2000 TableTop Showcase Come see industry exhibits, network with other builders, enter to win prizes, and enjoy a free lunch! May 23, 2000 11 AM-2PM at The Grand Summit Resort Hotel & Conference Center - The Canyons (4000 The Canyons Resort Drive - Park Gty) RSVP by May 16, 2OC0 (435) 658-0044 Builders are free - all others $7.00 Sponsored by: CertainTeed 1 Mail-order prescriptions Recently my health plan offered a mailorder mail-order pharmacy service. The costs are lower than local pharmacies. The usual charges are $2 to $15 less, depending on the drug. There are no shipping charges. It requires some planning plan-ning to make sure the prescriptions do not run out before the new ones arrive in the mail. It seemed like a good idea as long as one did not need an emergency medication. You mail your prescription and the maii-order pharmacy fills it using a credit card or a check for payment. Sounded easy and saves a trip to the pharmacy and waiting in line. Everything was going along very well until the last refill arrived. When I opened the pill bottle, the Fosamax pill looked different from those that I had previously received from the same mail-order service, me old pill had bones imprinted on the aspirin-size pill. Fosamax builds bones, it made sense. The new pill was oval instead of round, and it was shiny. I assumed that there had been a mix-up in filling the prescription. prescrip-tion. I began thinking that if I hadn't checked, or if I wasnl a health care professional, I might have taken a lethal dose of some drug that had been meant for someone else. mm I thought about it for awhile and then I got on the phone. The first call was to the prescription service. The person I reached on the 800 number was an order taker, she referred me to her supervisor. The supervisor tried to soothe my concern, but I persisted by asking to speak to a pharmacist who might be able to explain what had happened and why I received a different looking drug than the one that I had received previously. It took awhile but finally I was put through to a pharmacist. I told him my story. His answer was "Oh the Merck Company changed the pill and coated it with carnauba wax and that's why it looks so different. It's the same Fosamax, it just looks different." I asked him why I wasnl notified about the change. The company usually sends a very comprehensive set of directions with each refill of Fosamax. He said that they had just gotten the new formulary from Merck Pharmaceuticals with no explanation and that it was just filled and sent to the clients. I told him that I thought that they had a bad system error. They are responsible for informing the consumer (me and everyone else) about any changes to usual medicines. I wondered if someone could be allergic to the addition of the camauba wax. He said, "probably not "But still the consumer has the right to know," I said. He said that he would pass the information informa-tion to the chief pharmacist of the company. He also gave me a number to call at Merck. The next day the chief pharmacist of the mail-order pharmacy phoned and apologized.' She took full responsibility for not putting out the word about the change in Fosamax. She assured me that in the future customers would I began thinking that if I hadn't checked, crif I wasn't a health care professional, I might have taken a lethal dose of some drug that had been meant for someone else." Joan Jacobson be informed and apologized profusely. They would certainly be more vigilant in monitoring changes. I then called the Merck Company and informed them of my complaints. I wanted to know why they did not make any public statements state-ments or advertise the recent changes to Fosamax. They informed me that they bad sent a letter to my mail-order pharmaceutical company informing them of the changes. They claimed it was the pharmacies' responsibility to notify the customers. I then began to inquire why the changes were made to Fosamax. I wondered whether the new pill was easier to swallow because it was waxed. I also expressed my concerns about the addition of carnauba wax and possible possi-ble allergic reactions. I told them about someone some-one I knew who had difficulty with Fosamax. by Joan M. Jacobson She had a stricture in her digestive tract that she did not know about When she tried to swallow her pill it stuck in her throat and caused ulceration of her esophagus. She had to discontinue the Fosamax and experienced discomfort dis-comfort until the ulceration healed. That is one of the few side effects noted in the drug literature. lit-erature. Fosamax has been a relatively safe alternative to hormone treatment in that it helps to build bone mass in women who have osteoporosis or at risk for soft bones. I explained that I was a proponent of the medication med-ication and was just concerned that changes were made without a more public announcement announce-ment The Merck representative assured me that they would get back to me. I have received two letters since my calls to Merck requesting specific and con fidential information regarding the woman who had the difficulty in swallowing the old type of Fosamax. They completely ignored my other concerns. Finally, I informed my health insurance company. They were very concerned about the. lack of information to the consumer regarding the changes, and the pos- sibility of a wrong medication being sent out to one of their subscribers. sub-scribers. They said it would be on a list of items that they would bring to the attention of their (recommended) mail-order pharmacy at the regular monthly meeting. The message here for everyone using mail order, or a local pharmacy, is to be sure that the medication is the same as usual when a prescription is refilled. Do not take any medication med-ication until first checking to see if there is any change in the usual form of the drug. If there is a difference, it may be simply a change like I mentioned above. In the worst case scenario, you may have someone else medkatioia. That could be a matter of life or death if you ingest the medication without checking first Park City resident Joan Jacobson, PhD, RN, is an adjunct professor for the University of UiahCollege of Nursing,. She is the author of Midlife Women. Rape Recovery Center plans annual fundraiser The Rape Recovery Center (RRC) is planning its annual fund-raising fund-raising event Caring thru Creativity celebrating their 25th anniversary. This year event will be held on Thursday, July 13, 6 p m, at La Caille. Be part of this wonderful summer evening of art, music, food, and good friends. This event will feature both a silent and live auction with beautiful iterus and artwork donated by businesses and local artists. All event pro ceeds and sponsorship support direct client services and community commu-nity education programs. You may never need us, but we need you. Everyone is encouraged to support sup-port the community and 25 years of client services by participating in this year's Caring thru Creativity. There are many benefits bene-fits of sponsorship. Among them, community visibility and, most importantly, the opportunity to contribute to an agency that provides pro-vides the only no-fee service to survivors of sexual assault in the Salt Lake area. The RRC provides 24-hour crisis cri-sis intervention and support services servic-es for individuals following sexual assault It also provides community communi-ty education and training for law enforcement agencies. The RRC is the primary site for crisis services for low income and uninsured victims vic-tims of sexual assault It is able to sustain these services to the community com-munity thanks to the invaluable assistance of sponsors and a dedicated dedi-cated corps of trained volunteers. You can support the RRC by becoming a sponsor or donor for this event. Thank you in advance for your consideration. If you would like further information on Caring thru Creativity 2000, please contact Jamee Roberts at (801) 467-7282 or via email at jjrobertsns3.burgoyne.com. u MAKE THIS MILLENNIUM MOTHER'S DAY, ONE MOM WILL NOT FORGET!!! LET HER "FEEL THE DIFFERENCE OF OUR PERSONALIZED SERVICE' RESERVE A BEAUTIFUL ROOM AT THE AWARD WINNING RADISSON RESORT FOR ONLY $49!! WHERE SHE CAN SWIM IN OUR INDOOROUTDOOR SWIM-THROUGH POOL RELAX IN ONE OF OUR JACUZZIS OR BASK IN OUR SAUNA IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PAMPER MOM, TREAT HER TO A SUITE FOR ONLY $99!!! SPACE IS FILLING QUICKLY, SO CALL NOW TO CONFIRM YOUR RESERVATIONS, THIS OFFER IS GOOD FOR TWO DAYS ONLY- SATURDAY. MAY 13. 2000 & SUNDAY. MAY 14. 2000. FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL 1-435-649 -5QG0. THEN, ON SUNDAY, ESCORT HER. TO RADIGAN'S FABULOUS MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH. Mothers Jay brunch 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $15.95 adults $7.95 children MENU CARVING STATION FEATURING Honey Baked Ham Steamship Round of Beef HOI Eggs Benedict French Toast Bacon Sausage Snapper Zinfandel Chicken Marsala Vegetable Medley Oven Roasted Potatoes Rice Oriental COLD Garden Salad Fresh Fruit Salad Freshly baked rolls Assortment of Desserts RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED 435-649-5000 2121 PARK AVENUE lH'll,.lkx ii ll VP . Transportation Streets Water Fleet Services RE: TRASH CONTAINER OPTIONS Dear Old Town Property OwnerResident Summit County's trash contractor BFI completed delivery of their automated trash containers to all residences county-wide in January. These blue 95-gaSon rolling containers have caused some concern in the Old Town area because of their size, limited storage, narrow and steep sts, accessibility and other resi dential constraints, bfi, bcrnmit county and Park Cy are offering Old Town rpraants contajnsr options to consider. OPTION 2: Tr& the blue 95afldn container foTof j brown HSon container f O O A OPTION 3: Trade the blue C5-gcgn feortainer forjphe brown 32-cJon container. JLv w Zx, OPTION 4: Trade the bjg 95-gallon contasrMor two brown 32-$en container "Z OPTION 45: Return the blue 95gallon container and use tresh bap. The trash will need to bs double bagged and weigtt Izzs then 30 pounds per bag. "fil; ilinlilliil: (?tJ 'fcijlii&iiit it; a HfoiU: ia The City Council has heard from many citizens expressing concern h the number num-ber of trash containers being left on the street citywkJe. Efforts ere being made to gst voluntary compliance for removal of containers. 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