Pharmacy danger – Pharmacists speak out about a system they say endangers Canadian lives
Pharmacy errors: How often do they happen? Nobody knows
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/pharmacy-errors-how-often-do-they-happen-nobody-knows-1.2920158
If a pharmacist gives you the wrong drug or dose, it can be dangerous or even deadly. But how often does it happen in Canada? A CBC News/Marketplace investigation reveals that nobody knows.
Talk about your “garden variety EPIDEMIC”.. the common denominator ?… Professional associations that don’t want to get involved and chains wanting to increase profits at the expense of pt safety…
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We gave up on documenting errors and near misses years ago. We struggle just to keep up with filling the orders pouring into the pharmacy. There is no time to write up error reports. I guess that if we don’t report errors, our error rate will look pretty good.