Re: Pregnant Woman Takes Abortion Pill Due To Pharmacy Error -
February 9th 2011, 01:53 PM
The pharmacist had an obligation to ensure he had the correct prescription. Healthcare employees are supposed to double check things. He should have checked the prescription against what he saw in the computer and not just hand it out. Chances are he checked the information with her verbally and then grabbed the prescription that he thought was hers without double checking it.
As for the woman checking it, chances are she wouldn't realize what it is unless she checked the information packet that went with it although there should have been a yellow warning sticker not to take if you are pregnant (it may be worded differently though.) Not to mention the pharmacy may fill generic only so then the name may have been different.
I have had pharmacies misspell my first name before.
Future Medic and Infectious Disease Nurse. Current EMT-B and Volunteer Fire Fighter.
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