I remember when conservatives used to REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that "WITH COMMUNIST UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IT TAKES MONTHS TO SEE A DOCTOR!!!" Last time I tried to set a doctors appointment they tried to schedule me 9 months out. I've basically never seen a doctor because of that.
@@robrick9361 it could have been a simple mistake. I like how you jump to conclusions over a fetish though, maybe theres something you need to address?
Apparently, apparently, but George was a coward who would often do anything to be liked and Larry has a lot more guts to speak his mind and cares a lot less about people.
Larry was very naive to think that a mild mannered middle aged pharmacist would do something as juvenile as carving his name into a restaurant table. But in his defense, Cofey is a very unique name.
Arvind Talukdar: It’s already obvious that he wanted that “Blood Thinner” for his “Father”. What part of that, right at the beginning flew right over your head?!
ll विनी शर्मा ll the pharmacist recommended another blood thinner and said his customers had good results. Larry didn’t know who to trust. The doctor should have said why blood thinner x was preferable.
In real life, doctors have conversations with pharmacists all the time about prescriptions. This includes changing prescriptions so they are: covered by the patient's insurance, tolerated by other medications the patient is taking, and easy to administer by the patient. If the pharmacist is ever in doubt about filling a prescription, they always call the doctor and they discuss it over. Ultimately the doctor makes the final call by writing the actual prescription, but if there is ever a recommendation or dosage correction by the pharmacist they will absolutely take it into consideration. Important to note though that the doctor is the one who routinely follows up with patients and diagnoses side-effects, allergies, and whether or not the medication works on improving a patients condition. In medicine there are numerous reasons why a doctor will or will not prescribe one med over the other and a pharmacist does not have a patient's entire health history or the medical training to make the same judgement calls. But if there are ever doubts on either side they always call one another.
This is funny but just to give a realistic perspective: 99% of the time when I write an Rx and the pharmacist makes a suggestion I'll revise it to what the pharmacist says. It's both of our licenses on the line (Pharmacists have no obligation to fill an Rx they disagree with and similarly I won't write one if there's something I disagree with) but more importantly we're both professionals in our field trying to do what's best for the patient.
@@TropicalChris It only rarely happens to me, I'll put "generic substitution acceptable" on most my scripts so usually the pharmacist is just calling to see if it's okay to substitute the one brand for another.
this is clearly an actual interaction he has had because god the amount of times i have had nigh this literal argument when questioning an MD’s order…….
Watched this recently and felt like one of the joke's here might be that the Pharmacist is basically getting a 'kick back' in the form of a % of the drug sales. One of the plot points of this episode is that Larry is trying to expose two old lady's for rigging the Bingo games
I have an ex brother-in-law who is a pharmacist and he has a huge ego. In fairness to pharmacists, I think the guy is just an asshole and would have a big ego if he was a garbage collector.
Pharmacists know more than people think. We erroneously see them as retail workers that just count pills behind the counter, but they have a degree in pharmacology. They study medicine and it's effects on the body, and many of them are Doctorates. Not as challenging work as being an MD, but still...kinda cool to see it examined for once.
Yep they’re a great resource as a a patient because they know how the drugs work and the potential side effects- they tend to enjoy educating patients. Also as a drug rep they’re helpful for the same reasons and can give insight into prescribing trends in the area as well as cost, insurance coverage and many other important topics
@@colinsmith484 actually a similar thing happened when my pharmicist helped to change the prescription to another drug that was covered under insurance. The doctor was obviously not offended... ;)
After watching these clips, I just picture how hilarious George would have been in these situations. I’m confident that Seinfeld could have gone on for so many more seasons 😂
@@OarsmanPower then why does Pfizer and other big pharma companies spend billions on drug reps to encourage doctors to prescribe their drugs? Out of niceness? My cousin worked for Pfizer and told me the doctors get a percentage. We might be wrong. And if you don't apologize for calling me an idiot I'll have you banned from you tube.
@@joecook5689 You are an idiot, I’ll never apologize for stating the truth and you won’t get me banned from YT. Your cousin is also an idiot if they think docs, hospitals or pharmacists get a percentage of drug sales. Have you ever heard of the Sunshine Act? Ever hear of AdvaMed Guidelines? Wake up idiot and try doing something new: Thinking.
I used to work in a mental health practice and frequently observed our prescribing psychiatrists meet behind closed doors with really cute pharmaceutical reps, and then diagnose and prescribe the new medications that fit the new increase in diagnoses that they made following these meetings.
I’m thankful that the top comment addresses the reason that he changed his mind. I never saw this episode. I thought it was going to be because the pharmacist didn’t have a Jewish last name or something like that.
By the looks of it, the scenes were filmed at Cal Oaks Pharmacy at California/Raymond in Pasadena. The doctor is standing outside one of the outpatient offices at Fair Oaks/Congress probably.
@@kroon275 you do realize that all medical students must learn pharmacology and that competent doctors learn about these medicines outside of pharma reps, through CME, right? Just because you've seen incompetent physicians doesn't mean you should generalize the rest like that.
I never saw this episode. Did Larry see graffiti in the bathroom or something that saucy, “Cofey was here” ?! I don’t understand why that made him change his mind. I’ll have to find the episode now…
This happened to me the other day! The doctor prescribed me something and talked to me about the medication and the pharmacist LAUGHED at what the doctor told me, questioned why this medication was prescribed, and explained the medication completely different and said my doctor didn’t know what she was talking about. Aaaaaaah
You rhink they don't know what for are the meds prescribed ?It is part of the cursus to the doctorate,they all know the meds and dosage the patient must takes.
Lol I would love to see the doctors reaction to Larry coming back to get a new prescription, then coming back to the pharmacist to get his prescription.
They way the doctor says, "the pharmacist" in utter contempt almost had me die from laughing.
Larry getting to see his doctor multiple times in the same day no way lol
He is rich
If you needed to ask ur doc a question I’m sure you could just show up and ask
@@yondickle3264 AND they charge you for
that.......cost me. $ 60 for some conversation.
I know.
I remember when conservatives used to REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that "WITH COMMUNIST UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IT TAKES MONTHS TO SEE A DOCTOR!!!"
Last time I tried to set a doctors appointment they tried to schedule me 9 months out. I've basically never seen a doctor because of that.
Larry bailed because he'd seen "Cofey was here" scribbled on the wall in the men's room at the restaurant...
It was carved into their table
@@pathologicallyfriendly
Where the hell did that other guy get "wall" or "bathroom" from?
I think he's got a secret fetish he needs to address.
@@robrick9361 it could have been a simple mistake. I like how you jump to conclusions over a fetish though, maybe theres something you need to address?
@@curtismaize The dude was being funny because the OP obviously didn't know what he was talking about and assumed he figured it out.
It was actually a dining table
The more I watch this show the more I see how George Costanza was literally Larry David.
Yep, pretty much, with a dash of Charlie Brown.
That was kind of the point of Larry David's creating George's character.
and now you know! Jerry was fairly literally Jerry too. and they made beautiful music together.
Apparently, apparently, but George was a coward who would often do anything to be liked and Larry has a lot more guts to speak his mind and cares a lot less about people.
Yea he said it himself
The doctor is getting perks for one drug while the pharmacist is getting perks from another!
Simple as that.
the doctor who works at a public institution does not get any perks either. the public is so misinformed
@@ando4414 I mean... the opioid epidemic says otherwise.
@@ando4414 they absolutely have and do. Pharmaceutical reps give them little incentives for handing out their drugs.
@@misscleo378 We do that with doctors, not pharmacists.
Larry was very naive to think that a mild mannered middle aged pharmacist would do something as juvenile as carving his name into a restaurant table. But in his defense, Cofey is a very unique name.
Unique means there's only one. It's either unique or it's not. Can't be 'very unique'.
@@marycampbell3431 you reek of rotten fish, leper's bile and the shithole of a poor african family
@@marycampbell3431 I'd give him a pass; colloquially, it can be used that way. You see, I'm a linguist… and you're only a professor :-)
@@voicetubeyou’re a polemicist
LOL@@Nellis202 Well, at least I'm not a pharmacist. 🙂
This is like one of those Oblivion NPC conversations
🤣
What's NPC?
@@GoldCoast85 non player character. Pretty much when in a game you talk to a character and it gives you a conversation
You won't believe me but this guy is my economics teacher right now.
Yeah I don't believe you
Which one - there are three in the scene?
Herbert von Zinderneuf Larry David
I believe him. Whenever I have something I know no one would believe I set it up just like this.
sam21skin well ura doctor too everyone should believe you
Gotta love how the doctor has a prescription pad in his pocket and does door stop consultations.
He intercepted him as he was leaving.
I think the doctor threw up in his mouth a little bit when he said "pharmacist?"
Obviously Larry has a history of going with the second opinion
Man this is a thin line between patients, doctors and pharmacist.
The way the doctor says 'Pharmacist?' is hilarious
Like he’s a janitor 😂
@@nickimillennium He was quite passionate about it
Greatest show ever. After all these years still holds up.
Shhh. It is not super PC! The wokes might find it and cancel it.
No it doesnt
@@vapordave2234bro, you hating on the greatest show ever. If you take everything with a grain of salt, it’s still amazing
One of the funniest scenes ever.....Larry also arguing with the Dr about who is more important.....a Dr or a Pharmacist lol.
We always refer to pharmacists, they know a lot more about drugs than we do.
If the pharmacist told me x is better than y, I'd take his word for it.
@@chunkylefunga very true. The doctor knows more about the patient, but the pharmacist knows so much more about the drug.
@MATRIX Lomachenko a doctor more about the paitent and all the nuances hence having a reason for choosing 1 drug over the other
@MATRIX LomachenkoI'm sorry you feel that way.
Pharmacists know more about drugs, no joke
This guy really is a comedy genius-hysterical
The problem with argument is that the doctor should have said why he wanted the drug.
Yes my friend, that is the joke.
And so should the pharmacist.
Arvind Talukdar: It’s already obvious that he wanted that “Blood Thinner” for his “Father”.
What part of that, right at the beginning flew right over your head?!
ll विनी शर्मा ll the pharmacist recommended another blood thinner and said his customers had good results. Larry didn’t know who to trust. The doctor should have said why blood thinner x was preferable.
ll विनी शर्मा ll honestly that flew right over my head, but thank you it makes the scene better
In real life, doctors have conversations with pharmacists all the time about prescriptions. This includes changing prescriptions so they are: covered by the patient's insurance, tolerated by other medications the patient is taking, and easy to administer by the patient. If the pharmacist is ever in doubt about filling a prescription, they always call the doctor and they discuss it over. Ultimately the doctor makes the final call by writing the actual prescription, but if there is ever a recommendation or dosage correction by the pharmacist they will absolutely take it into consideration.
Important to note though that the doctor is the one who routinely follows up with patients and diagnoses side-effects, allergies, and whether or not the medication works on improving a patients condition. In medicine there are numerous reasons why a doctor will or will not prescribe one med over the other and a pharmacist does not have a patient's entire health history or the medical training to make the same judgement calls. But if there are ever doubts on either side they always call one another.
I’ve had one pharmacist for 25 years, I’ve had a dozen doctors. Guess who I trust.
I would always take a doctor's advice over a pharmacist.
@@davidsheppard9882 all pharmacists are the same. They can't pronounce most medications.
This isn’t real life? I’m so confused.
interesting, but i don't recall anyone asking
This is funny but just to give a realistic perspective: 99% of the time when I write an Rx and the pharmacist makes a suggestion I'll revise it to what the pharmacist says. It's both of our licenses on the line (Pharmacists have no obligation to fill an Rx they disagree with and similarly I won't write one if there's something I disagree with) but more importantly we're both professionals in our field trying to do what's best for the patient.
@@sirturd2954 "Rx" is shorthand for "prescription"
@@robertmiller3500 thank you.
0% of the time the pharmacist revises one of my Rxs, i dont change the Rx. This is because im not a doctor.
I'm glad I'm not alone in this...haha. they always recommend a different dose or med
@@TropicalChris It only rarely happens to me, I'll put "generic substitution acceptable" on most my scripts so usually the pharmacist is just calling to see if it's okay to substitute the one brand for another.
Cofey does not respect wood
Yes, and I am a DOCTOR!
😂
this is clearly an actual interaction he has had because god the amount of times i have had nigh this literal argument when questioning an MD’s order…….
You dont have to misuse the word "literal" so often.
@@michaelsrite822 no yes i do. because i enjoy it. nerd.
@@michaelsrite822 You dont have to misuse the word misuse so often, nerd
He likes that one.
But I like this one.
Watched this recently and felt like one of the joke's here might be that the Pharmacist is basically getting a 'kick back' in the form of a % of the drug sales. One of the plot points of this episode is that Larry is trying to expose two old lady's for rigging the Bingo games
The pharmacists don't get explicit kickbacks but they can gamify reimbursement from PBMs for one deeply discounted drugs vs another
Larry definitely enjoyed telling the doctor that the pharmacist disagreed with him
Larry and the doctors... Never fails to be hilarious.
I love these clips they're like separate sketches that could be told as a joke
I love hove 'the pharmacist' becomes a common 'cofey' after an entire sum up. Curb surely takes a turn real quick.
I am neither a doctor or a pharmacist, but I have a job that puts me between them a lot and the ego war is *real*
I have an ex brother-in-law who is a pharmacist and he has a huge ego. In fairness to pharmacists, I think the guy is just an asshole and would have a big ego if he was a garbage collector.
This was an example of how ones character reflects.
Pharmacists know more than people think. We erroneously see them as retail workers that just count pills behind the counter, but they have a degree in pharmacology. They study medicine and it's effects on the body, and many of them are Doctorates. Not as challenging work as being an MD, but still...kinda cool to see it examined for once.
Yep they’re a great resource as a a patient because they know how the drugs work and the potential side effects- they tend to enjoy educating patients. Also as a drug rep they’re helpful for the same reasons and can give insight into prescribing trends in the area as well as cost, insurance coverage and many other important topics
@@colinsmith484 actually a similar thing happened when my pharmicist helped to change the prescription to another drug that was covered under insurance. The doctor was obviously not offended... ;)
Doctor...
Ok but I’m not gonna listen to a pharmacist over a doctor
@@henryon2673 well a pharmacist know more about drugs than you physician. Don't forget both are mostly doctors.
Two different company’s backing them, Larry caught in the middle
That drum rol during the doctor / pharmscist debate is hilarious
I like his subtle reaction, then you know it's coming.
How they keep a straight face when filming is beyond me.
After watching these clips, I just picture how hilarious George would have been in these situations. I’m confident that Seinfeld could have gone on for so many more seasons 😂
Doctors are paid to prefer. Doy.
@Ralph Richter oxycodone check it out kickbacks for doctors all in the federal investigation documents
@Username Opinions backed up with citations are a real pearls-before-swine situation in RUclips comment sections, but I applaud you, haha.
@Ralph Richter's one-word comment is brought to you by GlaxoSmithKline.
Quite simply the finest comedy series ever written……well in the last 20 years.
My Frasier & Curb boxsets are all I need. 👌🏻🙏🏻
Trust the pharmacist before the doctor with medications
This is excellent.
The pharmacist gave me ASMR
Mozzarella pills?
“I PERSONALLY like a lot better!” 😄
This man is LEGEND. Long live Larry David.
This is the medical equivalent of security guards vs cops 🤣🤣🤣
Hahah, yeah!
Larry liked the pharmacist because they're both bald.
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Love this.
Amazing and very interesting show...
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This is essentially the argument we're having now, except replace "pharmacist" with "podcaster"
"Oh, the doorman. And what does the doorman say?"
This is good stuff. Thx larry
Haha the pharmacist was stoked he was chosen.
I’ll go with the pharmacist!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Larry David is really a genius🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It can be hard to decide when it comes to your health.
every now and then I need to see this video ...
I like how all 3 guys are balding in some way in this lol.
So many doctors on this show and Larry has squabbled with every single one of them.
🤣
Curb
No way Larry would go out of his way to go back to the doctor lol
he’s very particular in what he wants
Lol. Too much of a hassle
Experienced this recently and thought about this episode 😂
Doctor of medicine or doctor of pharmacy?
Doctors get kickbacks from drug prescribing too. And apparently pharmacists.
No they don’t you idiot.
They’d be in jail if they did.
Absolutely!!
@@OarsmanPower then why does Pfizer and other big pharma companies spend billions on drug reps to encourage doctors to prescribe their drugs? Out of niceness? My cousin worked for Pfizer and told me the doctors get a percentage. We might be wrong. And if you don't apologize for calling me an idiot I'll have you banned from you tube.
@@joecook5689 You are an idiot, I’ll never apologize for stating the truth and you won’t get me banned from YT. Your cousin is also an idiot if they think docs, hospitals or pharmacists get a percentage of drug sales. Have you ever heard of the Sunshine Act? Ever hear of AdvaMed Guidelines? Wake up idiot and try doing something new: Thinking.
@@joecook5689 lol banned from RUclips.
Very subtle instigating
“I am back....as promised!”
Seinfeld on steroids.
Did you notice that Larry David is really George
@@davidshareefChTPhD that is who George is based on
Get em both.
I'd go with the pharmacist too. Their the ones who went to school to study pharmaceuticals.
I used to work in a mental health practice and frequently observed our prescribing psychiatrists meet behind closed doors with really cute pharmaceutical reps, and then diagnose and prescribe the new medications that fit the new increase in diagnoses that they made following these meetings.
Larry should have a pharmaceutical rep come by sometime.
My dope dealer recommends whatever he has.
This doctor doesn't know that a pharmacist is also a doctor? He SHOULD have said physician.
A pharmacist is a Dr.....
Is the doctor that guard from Prison Break?
Lol yes Roy Geary
I’m thankful that the top comment addresses the reason that he changed his mind. I never saw this episode. I thought it was going to be because the pharmacist didn’t have a Jewish last name or something like that.
The pharmacist calling them his patients made me chuckle.
The older you get the more you relate to Larry David. A genius, we are not worthy.
Haha, good point.
By the looks of it, the scenes were filmed at Cal Oaks Pharmacy at California/Raymond in Pasadena. The doctor is standing outside one of the outpatient offices at Fair Oaks/Congress probably.
I want to be wealthy enough where I deem a self portrait acceptable.
0:26 “My patients…” 😅
I say let them Duke it out in a Thriller match up. Wouldn't surprise anyone.
When it comes to meds, pharmacist trumps doctor, everytime.
Why do you say that?
@@smellypatel5272 he’s probably a pharmacist
@@smellypatel5272 because pharmacists are the experts in medications, and doctors really only know about meds what they learn from pharmacists
@@kroon275 you do realize that all medical students must learn pharmacology and that competent doctors learn about these medicines outside of pharma reps, through CME, right? Just because you've seen incompetent physicians doesn't mean you should generalize the rest like that.
@@smellypatel5272 studying pharmacology as part of General medicine does not qualify someone to the same degree as studying pharmacology solely
Lmboooo, Larry has time
Doctors see you when you're sick
Pharmacists see you when you get better
Actually the pharmacist was a better choice
this is so true
One could be better than the other
I love the george Costanza vibes
Thankfully with the internet now everyone can be their own doctor and pharmacy 🤣
A Pharmacist knows more about drugs than a doctor typically.
Theoretically, but the doctor knows more about the patient...
Do they really though?
In many cases this turns out to be true...
@@Mr.Strickland410 yes, pharmacology usually includes studying biochem.
Pharmacists tend to have a God Complex. Count the pills & stfu 🤫
Tell me which are each and I'll settle it.
I never saw this episode. Did Larry see graffiti in the bathroom or something that saucy, “Cofey was here” ?! I don’t understand why that made him change his mind. I’ll have to find the episode now…
My reckons she has saved two lives by questioning a doctors prescription. Last line of defence in community health.
To be fair, the pharmacist is also a doctor... of pharmacy.
This happened to me the other day! The doctor prescribed me something and talked to me about the medication and the pharmacist LAUGHED at what the doctor told me, questioned why this medication was prescribed, and explained the medication completely different and said my doctor didn’t know what she was talking about. Aaaaaaah
Who was right what u do
Always do your own research. Trust but verify.
Once a doctor prescribed my friend a medication that made her throw up Apparently the medication is really strong for what she had.
Your pharmacist was right?
Ok
What's silly about this scenario is the pharmacist knows nothing about the ailments of the patient which could prove to be deadly with wrong meds.
You rhink they don't know what for are the meds prescribed ?It is part of the cursus to the doctorate,they all know the meds and dosage the patient must takes.
Lol I would love to see the doctors reaction to Larry coming back to get a new prescription, then coming back to the pharmacist to get his prescription.
I'd go with the pharmacist. Nine times out of 10 they know more about the meds and their interactions with other meds.
1:57 - 2:11 reminds me of of the looney tunes duck season rabbit season skit lol
I just realised how similar the word "pharmacist" sounds to "farm assist" 🤔🤔
LOL 😂😂😂
Gold 👍