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Jasmine Jaywant
Mar 7, 2026
Place is fine, seemed efficient. I’m having trouble with the medications prescribed to me by the nurse practitioner. (Note - physician is there only on Wednesdays, other days you get a NP or PA). I went with a cold, runny nose, and cough, which had lasted 4 days, and had a fever of 101.5 (per their thermometer, I did not feel feverish in the least, nor did I look it). Anyway, prescription was for CEFDINIR 300 mg (antibiotic) for 7 days, Benzonatate 100 mg (for cough. I asked why not Robitussin or DayQuil/NyQuil but she couldn’t provide a reason), Desloratadine 5mg (for seasonal allergies, which I have never had in my life and which I wasn’t even asked about), and Fluticasone Propionate (Nasal spray, which is a corticosteroid). My copay to the prescriptions - almost $60. (The last 2 were $25 each)
I talked to the pharmacist and decided to not pick those 2 up. I’m no doctor but I didn’t want to take medication for something I don’t even have (seasonal allergies) nor a steroid. Seemed massive overkill to me.
But here is the kicker - please Google CEFDINIR. The reviews are abysmal, overall rating 2.0, some much lower, and user after user describe their horror stories of awful side effects that persisted for months. Luckily, I read them before taking the first dose. I’m going to stay miles away and will see my primary on Monday - only went here coz it was the weekend.
So Nurse Practitioner Maria, you’re a very nice person but please explain why you prescribed CEFDINIR with its horrendous reviews (are you not aware of its side-effects and rating?) when perfectly good antibiotics that have been used for 50, 60 years are available? And why did you prescribe an antihistamine and a super expensive nasal spray when perfectly good ones are available off the shelf?
And oh - the nurse who took my vitals, very nice young woman, could neither read nor pronounce the names of the regular medications I am on on a daily basis - she struggled and I said the names for her.
I wish I had stayed at home and continued with Tylenol and DayQuil instead of wasting $45 on the clinic co-pay. Needless to say, I wouldn’t be going there again.