Pharmacy Mix Up
#11
I always check the drugs and if the pills look different from the last fill up I ask. Usually it's just a different company or something but I still ask. I also ask the pharmacist when getting any prescriptions filled for DD. I once had a dr prescribe something for my stepson and when the pharmacist realized it was for a 7 yr old, he refused to fill it, got on the phone with the doctor and had the prescription changed. He said that the dosage prescribed could have been fatal to a 7 yr old.
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Originally Posted by raptureready
I always check the drugs and if the pills look different from the last fill up I ask. Usually it's just a different company or something but I still ask. I also ask the pharmacist when getting any prescriptions filled for DD. I once had a dr prescribe something for my stepson and when the pharmacist realized it was for a 7 yr old, he refused to fill it, got on the phone with the doctor and had the prescription changed. He said that the dosage prescribed could have been fatal to a 7 yr old.
My doctor always wants me to bring the bottles of any drugs I'm taking, even the ones he prescribes!
#14
The last time I took my Mother to the DR I insisted that she take a list of the meds she was taking and the dosage. My sister said "they know what she is on, they prescribed it." Turned out they did not know about 4 of the meds and some were doubles (different meds for the same condition)..Some had been prescribed by an ER Dr. I also always read the drug info each time. Sometimes this info is changed and not publicized.
#15
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
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My late husband was a bear about being accurate.
I just ran into a computer list of his meds and operations that he had written out for me to print out. He was the most highly educated man I've ever met, but was totally computer illiterate.
First was the drug name, then the common or generic name, the dosage amounts and when to take, who prescribed it and when it was started. Each one had to be like this, and when we went to a teaching hospital, (like Stanford) each doctor wanted to know everything, and nearly embraced him when he handed every one of them a copy of it. Also had operations, name of them, when preformed and where, doctor's name and his office number. He also kept copies of his blood tests and had me photocopy them.
I also do my own that way, sure does help with new doctors, and sometimes even the same doctor who ordered the test did not get a copy of it!!! So was glad when i could provide him with a copy.
Something on this line might save a lot of grief, perhaps even a life.
I just ran into a computer list of his meds and operations that he had written out for me to print out. He was the most highly educated man I've ever met, but was totally computer illiterate.
First was the drug name, then the common or generic name, the dosage amounts and when to take, who prescribed it and when it was started. Each one had to be like this, and when we went to a teaching hospital, (like Stanford) each doctor wanted to know everything, and nearly embraced him when he handed every one of them a copy of it. Also had operations, name of them, when preformed and where, doctor's name and his office number. He also kept copies of his blood tests and had me photocopy them.
I also do my own that way, sure does help with new doctors, and sometimes even the same doctor who ordered the test did not get a copy of it!!! So was glad when i could provide him with a copy.
Something on this line might save a lot of grief, perhaps even a life.
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Palmerton, PA
Posts: 11
Great advice. As a pharmacy cashier, I always encourage people to verify their meds. We have made some errors, no one is perfect. Please don't be afraid to ask questions, or look at your bottles of meds before you leave the counter, and if the cashier gets irritated, report him or her to the pharmacist. And one your side of the counter, don't get irritated if the cashier asks you questions, like DOB, address, etc. These are all checks to make sure we're all getting the meds we supposed to have. We all need to help each other.
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