Do these GP’s know how to do the maths?
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Do the maths!
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Sometimes you are just rendered speechless 😶 which is probably just as well!……
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You couldn't make it up could you?????????
I had something like this sent to me not long ago....nothing surprises anymore....and to expect doctors to do maths...come on....😂
It’s “New” math!🤦🏽♀️
They would normally get away with it as we wouldn't be able to read their writing.
To be fair it may not be the fault of the doctor. The dispensing Chemist/Pharmacist may have misread the instructions and /or typed incorrect information. I worked as a Chemist Technician many years ago and scripts always needed to be checked by the Chemist before being given to the patient. It seems checks and balances in this pharmacy are absent.
Here in the US, it is the responsibility of the pharmacist to monitor the physician's orders for accuracy....the pharmacist is the expert.
It is here too but folk doing their job properly is another thing! Scary as could be fatal depending on the drug and the person
So much for "Read the label"! Unbelievable!
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Did you get a box of 1mg (4 to be taken daily) as well to give you the 9mg a day? If so, then it might make sense?
Yes I did x
In that case, I get what the doctor means, but I guess the same label was on all boxes so maybe it’s a bit confusing. Trouble is, the pharmacy label has limited space - and just copies the wording from the prescription on related medication.
I understand that but the message should relate to the strength prescribed amd that particular med. my 1 mg tabs have the same label message. Each message needs to be relevant to the tablet prescribed.
In an ideal world yes I agree…….but a certain amount of automation in the pharmacy probably doesn’t help. If the prescription is not written to accommodate different size packs then, as I said they just duplicate the label.
No excuse, but I doubt some of the staff know you are on a tapering regime…they are much more used to supplying a constant dose and maybe assume you know what dose you should be taking….
…if you are worried about labelling then maybe speak to chief pharmacist and explain your concerns.
I’m not worried for myself as have my wits about me but the pharmacy print what the GP has out in the script so it’s back to my ‘amazing’ GP again. I do think the pharmacist has a duty to check the labelling before dispensing. Will have words with both as could be lethal in some circumstances.
More likely the pharmacy at fault IMO. I was on 10mg Methotrexate based on 4x 2.5mg tablets once a week. When I got my prescription the tablets were 10mg and the instruction was to take 4x tablets once a week. Luckily I noticed but I did get a written apology from the Pharmacy.
You should have had more than a written apology - I trust they reviewed their procedures - that dose could make someone ill.
Been like it for months. I’ll point it out next times I go and see what they say xx
When I got my first MTX prescription from the pharmacy they'd printed on it 15mg DAILY instead of once a week. I pointed it out straight away and it was literally snatched back off me, then I heard the pharmacist having strong words with someone behind the screen!
It’s been like this for months
Patients have taken it daily due to misunderstanding and have died.
Exactly! What concerns me now is people don’t sign a Consent Form anymore for MTX - where it’s fully explained & you sign that you understand……
I did back in 2014 the first time l went on it & it’s very similar to the Consent Form for Chemo; also they don’t appear to issue the Blood Record Results Book either, the info is repeated & emphasised in there, I still have my original book……
Ye Gods Janet! That is unacceptable! The Pharmacist should be making that ‘script up or at minimum checking it!
Wow! That should NEVER have happened, Pharmacists & Prescribing Drs have an agreement to only ever prescribe & dispense 2.5mg MTX as a DMARD (in the U.K.) although they do warn you to Double Check as you rightly did. That would be classed as a Near Miss & there should have been a Full Review…..
I understand the miss print of prescription but what is the picture of? It's to scary for words.
Looks like a wipe-down seat cover to me as the background for the box sitting for a photo.
My leather settee. Wanted a plain background so the label was clearer x
Thank you for the clarification.
You’re welcome
This article came through my stats feed. It may amuse.
rnz.co.nz/news/national/446...
We professionals can make mistakes and we can be ignored by innumerate managers or graphic artists. I've made my share of mistakes, the most embarrassing one in a graph in a report to the New Zealand Parliament on general population illicit drug use. What matters is that errors get fixed up when noticed by others. That is part of the virtuous cycle of science. Hopefully the Pharmacy and Doctors involved will see see this as a learning opportunity and will improve their procedures.
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