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My GP Cannot Count

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Saw my GP today and at last he agreed to up my pain meds by 5mg a day. Was taking 5mg Immediate Release and 5mg Modified twice daily with 5mg Immediate release at midday. This equals 25mg a day. My GP today agree to increase this to 15mg twice a day equally 30mg a day comprising 5mg Modified and 10mg Immediate Release twice daily. All this totals 56 x Modified Release every 28 days and 112 x 5mg Immediate Release every 28 days. What he has actually ordered for me is 56 Modified Release and 56 Immediate Release, a 'reduction' of 56 Immediate Release Capsules every 28 days !! Obviously, he just cannot count. Amazing....

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Just wonderful..

Possibly an example of the wonders of AI ?

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