Pharmachick

My account seems to have become "Classic Rock Movie Review Corner" GO AND SEE "Becoming Led Zeppelin". Be warned: this movie is not a sensationalist thingy about the Rock Star days (I'd pay to see that though)... it's a retrospective on their formative years and getting together. Great movie.

So... I've been thinking. I went to see the Bob Dylan movie recently at the cinema. It was amazing... and then I got to thinking, if Bob's the US Poet Laureate... then what about this guy? www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3DU...

Define Irony... could it be, perhaps, publishing the highest impact paper of my career after resigning my Professorship? Many thanks to my incredible MSc Student Austin Zimmer for hanging in there (it was under review for a year)...

It's great to be back! I've been busy with a job change (**LOVING** my new position for PCFC)... but it was also due to a horrible person (poorly cut cheap suits, bad shoes, terrible attitude) stalking my social media. Twat. Anyhooo, I'm back!

Hey all, its been a while... in the latest "unpronounceable drugs names" meme: Isavuconazonium Sulfate Its an anti fungal - which is pretty typical, since trying to find a mycologist these days is about as hard as pronouncing this drug name. Trade name "Cresemba" is more manageable.

Hello peeps, it's been a while. I'm doing good, how are you? This month's randomly *terrible* drug name: Talimogene Laherparepvec (trade name "Imlygic) It's used for melanoma.

🧪🩺 AAAAARRRGHHH. In this month's version of terrible drug names I give you: "cretostimogene grenadenorepvec"

Inspired by @karenpercy.bsky.social, I'll be posting something positive every day until Xmas. Been really down on academia lately, and it's time to remember the good bits: Day 1: My colleagues are creative, intelligent and insightful. I learn from them often.

Could be worse... "OMG I *NEED* a lawyer after joining bluesky" 😉

Got Q: anybody else have cognitive dissonance with still posting over on the bird app as well as here? Like do I double post, or selectively post some things some places or... Despite that platform circling the drain, there still seems to be a bit more engagement than here. Hmmmm

A brief rant on the criticality of routes of administration and bioavailability: Phenylephrine *does* work but INTRANASALLY. It has very low bioavailability orally. to FDA: 👍 withdraw oral forms. Also 👍 to the profs in FL for getting FDA to apply basic 2nd yr pharmacology. 🧪

Things to love about living rural: we gave our hunting permit (cannot buy for love or money, need to be a landowner) to the guy that hauls away our manure pile each year, and he dropped off pheasant today. Got to talking, we're going to trade for smoked fish in the spring. 😀

I would like the world to know that my new favourite saying this week for approving something is: "You have the green light." Can anybody *actually* imagine using that sentence in a non-sarcastic/non-ironic way? Because somebody I work with did. What a twat 🤣

If you truly believe in freedom of expression and academic freedom, you might want to consider this: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Academia is now peak Black Adder/Monty Python: Act 1: @mbeisen.bsky.social is a fab scientist mentor & academic, a strong voice in Mrs Miggins. Act 2: Removes @mbeisen.bsky.social for his strong voice, and love of turnips. Act 3: @mbeisen.bsky.social not the Messiah, he's just a very naughty boy

OMG ... somebody just reminded me of Hanlon's Razor and ngl I'm laughing so hard right now. IYKYK

So I guess it's the ABs vs. the Saffas in the RWC next week 😃

The Richmond RCMP in Vancouver, Canada need to pull this ad **immediately**. Police must stop asking women, particularly young women, "what they were wearing" rather than asking men if they were obeying the law: youtu.be/aN-Vc-snSFE

Welcome to @erlenmeyer.bsky.social Medsky also A. Flask - check out the What's Science tab.

What's common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? Codeine literally doesn't work for ~30% of the population, may as well take a tsp of chalk.

@francerugby.bsky.social Nobody deserved to lose that game, what an astonishing spectacle of rugby. Both are class outfits. Congrats the Boks. Condolences the Les Bleus. #RWC2023

Norway 0 - Spain 1 SCOTLAND JUST QUALIFIED for #Euro2024 (Mr Pharma is a Scot)

Oh crikey Pollard just hit a penalty from half way... FRA 24 - RSA 29 #RWC2023

If you're not watching FRA vs RSA in #RWC2023 and you like rugby, you're already missing out. Total banger of a game!!!