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Today’s pharma etymology- AUSTEDO. Austedo, medieval romanian verb, from Greek Avostendō, to set an egg. austedo was an egg dish similar to a french quiche

Stay tuned for more. There are loads.

For the drug XIFAXAN- ancient Chinese: xífà (SHI-fa) “peacock” + xân (SHAN) “stone,” a rare variety of agate found in the Yangtze river valley particularly valued by Taoist monks and alchemists for its supposed properties of dissolving both gold and jade into colloidal forms that could be imbibed

Whenever I see a new branded drug name, I send it to my husband and he provides me with an etymology for the word. This account is about to turn into the forum for that, because something so nerdy and ridiculous needs to be shared.

A kindergartner called me dumb today and honestly it stung more than I would have expected.

Seeking a very specific recommendation from fellow nerds- where can I order good whole bean coffee from that will come monthly as a subscription? Our previous choice seems to have gone out of business!!

Drove 100 miles round trip the Friday before a holiday to see a doctor for 5 minutes because my insurance isn’t so sure I should still get to have the medicine the doctor prescribed me… 3 months ago. Make it make sense.

Come see us in 304!

I love going to conferences where my family live, for obvious reasons, but it does mean I have to duck out of fun stuff early. #POD23

Fellow fac dev/ Ed dev folks, I will be at #POD23 tomorrow in Pittsburgh! My office is hiring and I’m happy to meet folks who might be interested in joining our team. See you soon!

Nothing like a small person at home with a fever to remind you that very very few things on your work list are ACTUALLY immovable objects. Amazing how meetings can move and deadlines can shift when they really need to.

Finally got far enough out of academic orbit at a party today that when I said “I work at UD” I was met with blank stares.

Are task forces usually fun? No. Are they usually productive? No. Do you learn about key administrative details and functions that you could not have learned in any other context? Frequently yes!

Shoutout to faculty who send thank you notes to staff like me for our work. Trust me when I say it’s the best part of my day to hear that the stuff I do actually helps people!