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Originally Posted by Villages PL
Pharmacy mistakes are not as rare as you might think. Common errors: 1) the wrong dosage 2) the wrong instructions (For example: Take 4 times per day instead of 4 times per week.) 3) giving the wrong medication or substituting another brand that causes side effects.
Almost 100,000 people die each year from prescription mixups. And the Institute of Medicine says that almost 200,000 die each year from medical mistakes in hospitals.
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Thank you. This is a good reminder to check prescription drugs carefully. We are ultimately the only ones responsible for our good health. Please keep careful records on medications you take, treatments you've had, any surgeries and dates, copies of blood tests, dates of mamograms and colonscopies, etc.
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