Pharmacy Mistakes

In an effort to provide more transparency, and help you learn from the mistakes of others, we asked Drug Topics readers to share their experiences in this difficult area. Another coworker patient had a new prescription for lithium, and despite a lack of knowledge about what it meant (ie, possible bi...

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Published in:Drug Topics 2018-10, Vol.162 (10), p.18-19
Main Author: Hamm, Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bullying
Drug dosages
Drug stores
Fentanyl
Pharmacists
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Summary:In an effort to provide more transparency, and help you learn from the mistakes of others, we asked Drug Topics readers to share their experiences in this difficult area. Another coworker patient had a new prescription for lithium, and despite a lack of knowledge about what it meant (ie, possible bipolar disorder, mania, schizophrenia, etc.), I tried to emphasize that she keep contact with the physician because there were many monitoring considerations with this medication to result in favorable response. According to him, he never had a patient be cross-sensitive.
ISSN:0012-6616
1937-8157