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Pharmacy Negligence
“Neither the federal government nor 46 of the 50 states have any law requiring that drug stores report prescription errors, even in cases involving serious injury or death.”—The Blotter at ABCNews.com
Often a pharmacist will know more about a prescription medication than the doctor. However, a sharp rise in the frequency of prescription errors is also being traced back to a number of factors within pharmacies, where staff is expected to fill an extremely high volume of prescriptions each day. Besides the errors already mentioned, pharmacies may be too understaffed to handle the expected output competently, causing some pharmacists and technicians to rush through their work and fail to double- and triple-check prescriptions.
Be Your Own Advocate
Before taking any medications, both prescription and over the counter, learn to be your own advocate. Ask doctors or pharmacists about any concerns you may have regarding your medication; how to take them; and possible side effects. If more than one doctor is prescribing medication for you, make sure each doctor knows what the other is giving. It is also best to use the same pharmacy because trained pharmacists should be aware of any dangerous drug interaction between various medications.
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