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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Malaria Meds and the USPS

It was decided a while ago that it would be prudent to take malaria medication for this trip. Malarone was recommended at the Public Health office in San Francisco. It was suggested that it is the most expensive but with the least side effects. I asked for it at the VA and was told I might have to pay extra but that it would be sent. Several alternatives are available one of which is now involved in litigation, one which requires a longer period/daily-dosing and one which has more pronounced side effects.
I waited for a couple of weeks after being told it was sent and finally called the pharmacy again and was told it was tracked to the post office in Healdsburg. When I inquired after it there and gave them my box number I got two, not one, "uh-ohs." My box is in a free-standing unit of some 50 boxes that is hinged to the wall and padlocked into place. two weeks before, someone came in, smashed the padlock and made off with the contents of the 50 boxes. Somewhere out there is a disappointed person trying to get high on malaria meds. The post office personnel decided to post a note on the out side of the box but it kept getting torn down [????]. I doubt that any one of the box-holders ever found out that they had been rifled. Of course it does not surprise me that they would be so cavalier about other peoples' property. I have requested a replacement prescription and hope it arrives and on time!

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