Guest guest Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Everyone has the right to ask to count medication (pills) while at the drug store prior to paying for them. I once had a prescription for 90 pills (water pills) filled and was only given 30 - clerk thought it was 1 month supply not 3 month supply to be filled. Often pharmists hand bottle of pills to a clerk and tells them to put xxx number in bottle. You also have the right to transfer your prescription to another drug store. All you have to do is take the current bottle to new location and they will handle it for you. For those who are attending the conference - wish I could join you....maybe next time. in Philly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I agree . If nothing else, I pull my bottles out right at the counter and check for the name of the medication, dose and amount. If it doesn't look right, I've been known to ask if it's the correct amount. It's happened too many times to me and my daughter that we get our prescriptions home only to have to deal with taking them back in and replacing them with the correct ones.  Plus it's nothing against anyone there, we all make mistakes. We've caught some very extreme cases one where they dosed my daughters pain medicine in half! She could not go without the correct amount and she immediatly called the pharmacy and her doctor to advise them.  Also, pharmacies keep very good inventory of the meds that go in and out. All they have to do is go to the inventory for a particular medication and check how much is supposed to have been dispenses and how much they have and they should reconcile the amounts. Otherwise they need to look into it being at a more personal level, being one of the pharmacist themselves, pocketing drugs. Have we heard of getting too many pain meds? No mostly not enough.  Just my opinion on the subject.  Thanks, >To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease > >Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:57 AM >Subject: Drug stores > > > >Everyone has the right to ask to count medication (pills) while at the drug store prior to paying for them. I once had a prescription for 90 pills (water pills) filled and was only given 30 - clerk thought it was 1 month supply not 3 month supply to be filled. Often pharmists hand bottle of pills to a clerk and tells them to put xxx number in bottle. > >You also have the right to transfer your prescription to another drug store. All you have to do is take the current bottle to new location and they will handle it for you. > >For those who are attending the conference - wish I could join you....maybe next time. > > in Philly > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I agree . If nothing else, I pull my bottles out right at the counter and check for the name of the medication, dose and amount. If it doesn't look right, I've been known to ask if it's the correct amount. It's happened too many times to me and my daughter that we get our prescriptions home only to have to deal with taking them back in and replacing them with the correct ones.  Plus it's nothing against anyone there, we all make mistakes. We've caught some very extreme cases one where they dosed my daughters pain medicine in half! She could not go without the correct amount and she immediatly called the pharmacy and her doctor to advise them.  Also, pharmacies keep very good inventory of the meds that go in and out. All they have to do is go to the inventory for a particular medication and check how much is supposed to have been dispenses and how much they have and they should reconcile the amounts. Otherwise they need to look into it being at a more personal level, being one of the pharmacist themselves, pocketing drugs. Have we heard of getting too many pain meds? No mostly not enough.  Just my opinion on the subject.  Thanks, >To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease > >Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:57 AM >Subject: Drug stores > > > >Everyone has the right to ask to count medication (pills) while at the drug store prior to paying for them. I once had a prescription for 90 pills (water pills) filled and was only given 30 - clerk thought it was 1 month supply not 3 month supply to be filled. Often pharmists hand bottle of pills to a clerk and tells them to put xxx number in bottle. > >You also have the right to transfer your prescription to another drug store. All you have to do is take the current bottle to new location and they will handle it for you. > >For those who are attending the conference - wish I could join you....maybe next time. > > in Philly > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I agree . If nothing else, I pull my bottles out right at the counter and check for the name of the medication, dose and amount. If it doesn't look right, I've been known to ask if it's the correct amount. It's happened too many times to me and my daughter that we get our prescriptions home only to have to deal with taking them back in and replacing them with the correct ones.  Plus it's nothing against anyone there, we all make mistakes. We've caught some very extreme cases one where they dosed my daughters pain medicine in half! She could not go without the correct amount and she immediatly called the pharmacy and her doctor to advise them.  Also, pharmacies keep very good inventory of the meds that go in and out. All they have to do is go to the inventory for a particular medication and check how much is supposed to have been dispenses and how much they have and they should reconcile the amounts. Otherwise they need to look into it being at a more personal level, being one of the pharmacist themselves, pocketing drugs. Have we heard of getting too many pain meds? No mostly not enough.  Just my opinion on the subject.  Thanks, >To: " Stillsdisease " <Stillsdisease > >Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:57 AM >Subject: Drug stores > > > >Everyone has the right to ask to count medication (pills) while at the drug store prior to paying for them. I once had a prescription for 90 pills (water pills) filled and was only given 30 - clerk thought it was 1 month supply not 3 month supply to be filled. Often pharmists hand bottle of pills to a clerk and tells them to put xxx number in bottle. > >You also have the right to transfer your prescription to another drug store. All you have to do is take the current bottle to new location and they will handle it for you. > >For those who are attending the conference - wish I could join you....maybe next time. > > in Philly > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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