Target 12 Investigators- Pharmacy Mistakes

[cptnfknsunshine]

if you blindly take meds without first looking at what it is and who its for, arent you kind of asking for trouble?

[esca8652]

i know that's silly, i used to do this alot, but except i would actually look it up on the internet, in general there's alot that doesn't get you high all ssri, ssnri, maoi, beta blockers, alpha blockers, dopamine antagonists and maybe a few more subtypes all fall in the list. And almost all gaba agonists, phenethylamines, tryptamines, and of course opiods get you high, it's pretty fun to research it. You learn alot when you're akin to get high lol,that was along time ago though, i am sober now.

[wishesrgranted]

one last comment

you wait 30 minutes for a pizza

45 minutes for a table at outback(olive garden,applebees,etc)

1 hour for photos

1 day for dry cleaning

not to mention 3 to 8 hours at the emergency room

and everyone waits patiently and respectfully

expecting to wait this long or longer

so why should your medicine (which could kill you unlike a steak or crisply pressed shirt)take 10 minutes?

[duqpimp]

I've been saying this for years

[wishesrgranted]

pharmacists statistically make very few mistakes much less than doctors,hospitals,nurses,etc especially considering working conditions in most retail pharmacies are unlawful and inhumane

we are completely unrespected and often treated like trash by the public we so devoutly serve why don't you thank the pharmacist behind the counter the next time your there better yet spend a few minutes watching them run around like crazy and see if you could do this job yourself

[x7r00p3r]

well I'm in study to be a pharmacist, and usually have a big smile for my cute pharmacist when she gives me my oxycontin and Ativan, makes my pain and anxiety go away, and she brightens my day with excellent service haha :] and the not so cute ones do too, because they're awesome and give amazing discounts so thank you all for the help and convience of making medication a lot more easier to get

[wishesrgranted]

what a bunch of f'n bs.why does't this news station show what pharmacists really do-work 12-15 hour shifts with no break standing up all day giving free advice to people that want their medicine faster than they get their drivethru french fries

[popupwool]

Cathy Cordy is ....

[cwj06001]

the problem is not only do pharmacists have to many prescriptions, we get impatient costumers who demand their prescriptions be filled immediately. With little time to spend verifying the prescription and spend consulting the patient on it's use, errors arise.

[listenthinkspeak]

Chiclink ... i agree with you 100%. Unfortunately, there is error within the world of pharmacy, as there is, in EVERY FACET OF LIFE, it's called being human. If we (humankind) were without error (perfect) we would be God. Since that isn't the case educate yourselves about what you're putting in your mouths BEFORE you eat it! In short, take responsibility of YOUR life into your OWN hands and stop blaming everyone else, that's the main reason health insurance rates are sky high!

[ChicLink]

unfortunately it's because allot of the stupid chains push their pharmacists beyond the limit with pumping out scripts, with normal shifts of 10 + hours or more and no lunch breaks!

[stillfran]

A few weeks ago, our 7 year old grandson almost died because of a pharmacy "error". Instead of giving him the ordered dose of .025, the pharmacist, who compounded the medication herself, made the dose 23.3 mg. Almost 1,000X the prescribed dose! Our grandson was placed on a ventilator and remained in Pediatric ICU for almost a week. His heart was beating so slowly that his core temperature reached 92 degrees.

I will go to the ends of the earth to make the public aware of this problem.

[PharmacistCounseling]

I am so sorry for what your family has gone thru.