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Old 02-04-2007, 03:58 PM   #1
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I JUST READ YOUR POST ON THE WRONG MEDS GIVEN YOU PLEASE WOULD YOU POST THIS AS A THREAD IT IS HAPPENING AND PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO BE AWARE, IF IT IS STARTED AS A THREAD FROM YOU IT WILL BE MORE NOTICABLE. THIS HAPPENED TO US AND ALSO A NEIGHBOR OF OURS YEARS AGO. THANK YOU FOR POSTING,
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Thursday when I picked my prescription up at the pharmacy... I saw the pills were white and they should have been blue. I took it to a different pharamacy to have them identify it.. It WAS the wrong medicine for me ... I went back to the original pharmacy and they said the pharmacist (probably a "student" pharmacist) made a mistake. (some mistake,yes?)

I shall check my meds at the register from now on .... and I am glad I knew what color it should have been. Also double check on the dosage ....
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That's so scarry! I'm glad you noticed the difference and thought to have it double checked! Thank the Lord for protecting you!
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Its so sad and yes it does happen, I have a Aunt that her new born baby died because of the wrong dose.This was years ago and The Doctor asked for the meds back.
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That's scary Amber almost lost her baby Daisy b/c of a pharmacy screw up It never hurts to be extra careful and to question them if you feel it's not right.

Thanks for posting this, I think it's important
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This can and does happen every day! When Patrick was first diagnosed with high blood pressure, it was stroke level and it took months to get a medication that would actually regulate it! They tried a dozen different ones before it was back in a safe zone. Our doctor cautioned us to never, ever allow a pharmacy to give his the generic but to only give us the brand!! I know they will always, always tell you that the only difference is the price, but evidently there is something different when one works and the other doesn't!! It never fails, every time we move and have to change pharmacies, we have this same argument ... they insist generic is OK and we insist on brand!! I have even picked the prescription up and had to take it back because they had taken it upon themselves to fill it with generic! They think you are out of your mind to spend that kind of money for brand when you can get generic so much cheaper. I told one of them once, "I don't give a krap if it's $500, my finances are none of your business and the day I need you to manage them I will let you know!!" grrrrrrrr These kind of liberties with a prescription are what makes me double check dosage, etc. every time I have a prescription filled! We would love to save the money but if it costs more to prevent Patrick having another stroke, so be it!!
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So scary!!! I always check my meds cause I'm so paranoid.
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Thanks for starting this thread Debbie. We also have a list of drugs that Jack can't take because of having Parkinson Disease, we each have a copy and we carry it in our wallets. It is important for one to do this if they have a medical condition. I made sure Jack has a medical alert bracelet that he wears all the time, on the front engraved Parkinsons, under it his name and Dr.s name. He is never away from me, but just in case there was an emergency, it is very important information. We also preferr getting brand drugs rather than the generic. Patti
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Thanks for starting this thread Debbie. We also have a list of drugs that Jack can't take because of having Parkinson Disease, we each have a copy and we carry it in our wallets. It is important for one to do this if they have a medical condition. I made sure Jack has a medical alert bracelet that he wears all the time, on the front engraved Parkinsons, under it his name and Dr.s name. He is never away from me, but just in case there was an emergency, it is very important information. We also preferr getting brand drugs rather than the generic. Patti
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The medical alert bracelet is a G-dsend ... there would be more accidents without that info .... but everyone should be aware and double check their meds ....
I pay so much more for the BRAND name, but I feel itz my health .... My husband taught me that (R.I.P)
I am glad this forum is so educational .... itz the All Purpose Forum for us Yorkie Lovers ...
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I am sorry this happened to you, as a pharmacist and past employee of Target, I hope that you demand counseling on every pickup. At Target, we as a policy had to show the pills to the guest upon pickup. That way both feel secure in the dispensing. Yet, I must say as the pharmacist is pulled in every way nowadays, there is a heightened chance of error. I have heard the pharmacist must help guests on the floor, fill prescriptions, and ring the register..while filling your rx!!! So please be patient, we are working to decrease the demand on our profession, but check your medication before leaving!!

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I JUST READ YOUR POST ON THE WRONG MEDS GIVEN YOU PLEASE WOULD YOU POST THIS AS A THREAD IT IS HAPPENING AND PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO BE AWARE, IF IT IS STARTED AS A THREAD FROM YOU IT WILL BE MORE NOTICABLE. THIS HAPPENED TO US AND ALSO A NEIGHBOR OF OURS YEARS AGO. THANK YOU FOR POSTING,
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.. I went back to the original pharmacy and they said the pharmacist (probably a "student" pharmacist) made a mistake. (some mistake,yes?)

I shall check my meds at the register from now on .... and I am glad I knew what color it should have been. Also double check on the dosage ....
PS student can fill but there must be a final check by a registered Pharmacist...Thanks
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The pharmicist is also on the telephone and looking at faxes.

It is important to always look at your at your medications before you leave the register....
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I am sorry this happened to you, as a pharmacist and past employee of Target, I hope that you demand counseling on every pickup. At Target, we as a policy had to show the pills to the guest upon pickup. That way both feel secure in the dispensing. Yet, I must say as the pharmacist is pulled in every way nowadays, there is a heightened chance of error. I have heard the pharmacist must help guests on the floor, fill prescriptions, and ring the register..while filling your rx!!! So please be patient, we are working to decrease the demand on our profession, but check your medication before leaving!!

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see now, that is where I fail ... most of us are all in a rush when picking up meds for a sick person (or even routinely when shopping) ... my pharmacy gives me the page to sign and i do, without thinking I need the consult ... how foolish is that? I have now learned another lesson. thanks to Melot madness ...
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I must also add, it is against HIPPA policy for the pharmacy team to share any of the counseling (showing pills, discussing prescriptions) with you if your name is not on the bottle, unless it is a minor. This can be overturned if your loved one signs a HIPPA waiver, allowing you access to all information..Once again ask your pharmacist
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I am in England and it happened to us.I fetched my husbands high blood pressure tablets and when I got them home I noticed 1 of them was different.We thought that perhaps it was a generic.I still wasn't happy so I went back the next day and yes,they were the wrong ones.My husband feels he was lucky as he never checks them and probably wouldn't have noticed if he had.
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The mistake might not even be from the pharmacist. My doctor has prescribed the same dose of one of my meds for over a year. The girl in the office called in a refill for me at half the dose. Since I take two a day, I did not even notice until I started running out -- sure enough the label said take one a day! If I had not already known what I was to take, I would have only been getting 1/2 my meds. As it was, I had to get a new rx and then they had to enter it as a dose change to get my insurance to pay early. Not a fatal mistake, but just shows errors happen. We do have to be careful!
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