pharmacy gave wrong med! long

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Well, has been sick almost all winter. Actually it seems since he

started the flovent for the eosinophils he has been stuffy. yesterday he woke

with a sore throat and developed headache, fever, so today I took him to the

ped. he gave chewable amoxil. the ped. said to take two now, then one

each time after that. I gave two after I checked for med interaction.

he chewed and said his mouth burned, I stupidly assumed it from the strep

throat and told him to swallow. his throat continued to burn so I looked

closer at the tablets, I then noticed that some were different!! I called the

pharmacy, she said it was motrin and I asked if it would interact with his

other meds. she said no, then I called poison control, they said he should be

ok, but to call the ped. the ped. said he should be ok, but watch for

vomiting or any strange symptoms. Pharmacy mixed up a batch of liquid

amoxicillin to replace the tablets. Boy, you hear about this on tv but never

expect it to happen to you. Half the med in that bottle was the wrong one,

they didn't even really look that much alike, I have been saying prayers of

thanks that it wasn't a dangerous med that he took. Thanks for letting me get

this off my chest.

Cathy

mom to 12, AS, EE, allergic to soy, nuts, peanuts, tomato, rice,

carrot, string bean, kidney bean, orange, pear, onion, mustard seed, grape

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When I was first diagnosed w/something wrong w/my stomach the pharmacy gave

me the wrong medication. I took it for two days until I started having a

side effect and looked at the tablets and saw they weren't marked like they

should be. It wasn't anything harmful, but I was pretty freaked out. Now I

check all my drugs before I leave the store or in the parking lot.

Walgreens prints out a little sheet that has a pic of the drug and what

should be on both sides so I know exactly what to look for. Hope that never

happens again to any of you!!!

Kelsey

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Cathy,

Wow, that is so scary. I have only heard about it on T.V. That just seems

it would be so hard to not catch when they are filling the bottle!!! That

really scares me.

Spencer has gotten an overdose twice (each time at the hospital) and that

was

scary. I can't imagine a different med. That makes me really mad!

I sure hope everything goes okay.

[eosinophilic gastroenteritis] pharmacy gave wrong med! long

> From: dcjatben@...

>

>

> Well, has been sick almost all winter. Actually it seems since he

> started the flovent for the eosinophils he has been stuffy. yesterday he

woke

> with a sore throat and developed headache, fever, so today I took him to

the

> ped. he gave chewable amoxil. the ped. said to take two now, then

one

> each time after that. I gave two after I checked for med

interaction.

> he chewed and said his mouth burned, I stupidly assumed it from the strep

> throat and told him to swallow. his throat continued to burn so I looked

> closer at the tablets, I then noticed that some were different!! I called

the

> pharmacy, she said it was motrin and I asked if it would interact with his

> other meds. she said no, then I called poison control, they said he should

be

> ok, but to call the ped. the ped. said he should be ok, but watch for

> vomiting or any strange symptoms. Pharmacy mixed up a batch of liquid

> amoxicillin to replace the tablets. Boy, you hear about this on tv but

never

> expect it to happen to you. Half the med in that bottle was the wrong one,

> they didn't even really look that much alike, I have been saying prayers

of

> thanks that it wasn't a dangerous med that he took. Thanks for letting me

get

> this off my chest.

> Cathy

> mom to 12, AS, EE, allergic to soy, nuts, peanuts, tomato, rice,

> carrot, string bean, kidney bean, orange, pear, onion, mustard seed, grape

>

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