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dwerten · 06-19-2010, 09:02 AM

just wanted to share something

dh came home last night and told me about his friend's wife who is 70 and has MS. She was a flight attendant all her life and now they were retired and looking forward to retirement and she got MS

She is on a certain med that comes in viral and bacterial form. Well they switched from one pharmacy longs to CVS pharmacy as CVS bought out Longs. Well they did not mark the computer that she was allergic to either the viral or the bacterial so pharmacist gave her the wrong drug and she almost died. Her whole body was on fire (like you described Daisy being hot to touch) and her tongue was swollen, face, etc and she had to be rushed to emergency and almost died.

Now had they said - we want to make sure this is viral or bacterial meds this may not have happened but they TRUSTED the computer was accurate and pharmacist knew she was allergic to that one medication.

This is why i say ASK QUESTIONS - do not assume.

I wanted to share this as Daisy was hot which after dh told me this last night led me to beleive maybe she had an allergic reaction and you caught it early.

Also, all meds are processed through the liver so any med you give can affect the liver and why liver shunt and mvd dogs you have to be super careful with any meds you give. If you watch on tv it always says disclaimers not for people with liver disease when doing medication announcements

Please be careful and double and triple check meds before giving to yourself or your pets. You may not have a choice sometimes but sometimes you do.

06-19-2010, 09:02 AM	#56
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	just wanted to share something dh came home last night and told me about his friend's wife who is 70 and has MS. She was a flight attendant all her life and now they were retired and looking forward to retirement and she got MS She is on a certain med that comes in viral and bacterial form. Well they switched from one pharmacy longs to CVS pharmacy as CVS bought out Longs. Well they did not mark the computer that she was allergic to either the viral or the bacterial so pharmacist gave her the wrong drug and she almost died. Her whole body was on fire (like you described Daisy being hot to touch) and her tongue was swollen, face, etc and she had to be rushed to emergency and almost died. Now had they said - we want to make sure this is viral or bacterial meds this may not have happened but they TRUSTED the computer was accurate and pharmacist knew she was allergic to that one medication. This is why i say ASK QUESTIONS - do not assume. I wanted to share this as Daisy was hot which after dh told me this last night led me to beleive maybe she had an allergic reaction and you caught it early. Also, all meds are processed through the liver so any med you give can affect the liver and why liver shunt and mvd dogs you have to be super careful with any meds you give. If you watch on tv it always says disclaimers not for people with liver disease when doing medication announcements Please be careful and double and triple check meds before giving to yourself or your pets. You may not have a choice sometimes but sometimes you do. Last edited by dwerten; 06-19-2010 at 09:06 AM.