Drug Rhymes With Hug

Alise and I are both still sick, and are both taking plenty of drugs. Over the counter, of course.

 

The difficulty is that while I can take anything (and have done, I woke in a Nyquil coma this morning and needed Alise to drive me to the train station to avoid being late for work), Alise has to be super careful. If you look at basically any medication, they all state that 'if pregnant or breastfeeding, consult your doctor before taking'.

 

There's a reason that they do this, of course. Drugs are tested on people before release to the general public, but the chances of getting pregnant people to test new drugs are slim. The drug companies (bless them, they're so nice... have you hugged a drug company today?) therefore have to put these warnings on their labels to distance themselves from lawsuits when things go wrong. The downside is that pregnant people really can't take anything without first calling their doctor.

 

To be honest, I'm even reluctant to tell you what Alise has been told that she can take. The baby daddy doesn't want to be sued. To keep things legal I'll just tell you that it sounds something like paltzer spoltzer flus. Oh, and Bobotussin Shmee Flem.