Philip_pepper

My mom was feeling nauseous from her chemotherapy for a few days. It was so bad that we decided to go the doctor to see what he could prescribe her. The stuff she had before wasn't working.

So we went to the GP yesterday, got 2 new prescriptions for different drugs, went to the pharmacy. We got the meds. Went home. My mom took the pills. Nothing special there.

My mom was feeling even WORSE this morning, even more nauseous with stomach upset. However, she had to go to the hospital because she had an appointment for her last of 18 chemo infusions. When we got there she was feeling so bad, she decided she didn't want her last infusion, and the doctor allowed her to go home.

Later we arrive at home. I'm chillin'. There's a knock on the door, I answer, there's a guy who gives me a bottle with pills for my mom, and he turns around and leaves without saying a word. He was the pharmacy delivery dude.

So at this point I'm like "Wut"

I talk to my mom about it, and she looks at the pills, the bottle has her name on it and everything. She then looks at one of the bottles she got the day before and it's got someone else's name on it.

My mom goes on the internet to research those mystery pills that she took the night before...and it's a sort of anti-biotic that has been banned in the US since 1986 and banned in the EU.

Says on the NHS website that it should NOT be used by most people. That is should NOT be mixed with other medicine. That is has been known to cause hepatitis, liver problems, etc, and other symptoms such as nausea and stomach problems.

Obviously, the pharmacy has ****ed up one a few accounts.

1. They gave my mom (who has just gone through chemo no less) the wrong medicine. Medicine which has been banned in countries outside of the UK.

2. They didn't call to apologize for the mix up. They had the delivery guy show up to give the pills without addressing to stop the use of the pills we were wrongly given. No phone call, nothing.

3. They should have alerted her GP.

We're gonna go back tomorrow and confront them about it.
Also going to call the council of pharmacists and tell them what happened which means they'll have to go to the pharmacy, investigate what happened and review the pharmacy.

Has anyone on here experienced something like this before? I've never, ever had a mix up with medicine from pharmacies before and I reckon it's some sort of grievous mistake to give someone the wrong pills.

I'm pretty pissed about this because she was feeling so bad that she didn't want to take her last infusion, which she thought would make her feel even ill. I'm pissed of the way they've weirdly "sneaked in" the right pills, completely ignoring the ones they falsely gave.

Is this enough to threaten them with a lawyer's letter? This isn't exactly America, but I think they take this sort of shit pretty seriously and I reckon it would fall under clinical negligence.

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Thrashtastic15

Don't just go and sue right away. Damn American.

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jetfuel495

If the pills had someone else's name on it, that's a major **** up. Depending on what drug it was, you could totally sue for that in America.

You might have something going for you, unless they pull some "should have checked the label before taking it" stuff.

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JackWhiteIsButts

Woah, you guys have pharmacists who deliver your prescriptions right to your door? That's dope.

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SwaggleyKubrick

"He was the pharmacy delivery dude."

I'm about to shatter your innocence bro;

that dude was your mom's dealer.

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theguitarist

Yes.


edit: the pharmacy will prob try and blame it on your GP though, they usually do when they make mistakes.

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AeroRocker

Wow. That's awful, man. I hope those pill don't add any complications.

I don't know much about the legal system outside of the US, but my god you should sue the shit out of them.

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Philip_pepper

If they pull the "Shoulda checked the label" card we pull the "We didn't study pharmacy to study for 5 years to mix up medicine", plus, according to the Council of Pharmacists, the council is there to protect the public, not the pharmacists, and technically, that IS harm to the public.



How though? I personally went there with the prescription slips and picked up the medicine, which was all in one bag.

We'll go to the GP as well so see if they know anything about this.

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theguitarist

I think it's easier too, it being a private enterprise. if it was the doctor's fault, the nhs would only really bother if a serious adverse effect happened.

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TunerAddict

What kind of morons don't read prescription pill containers? Honestly?

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TheChaz

Of course you could sue. You might not have much of a chance at winning much unless she has serious harmful effects from the medication though.

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Kyleisthename

Your mom must have looked at the dosage of the pills on the bottle to see how many to take.

I doubt you could sue since there wasn't really any major harm done.

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SaintsofNowhere

sue the fuck out of em.

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Jabels225

That would be considered negligence and yes, you have the right to sue.

Wormholes

First. "pharmacy delivery dude." Uh wtf? Either you're full of shit or wherever you live has some insanely stupid jobs. Delivering drugs to peoples doorsteps? Yeah that sounds like nothing bad will ever happen.

Second. SHE TOOK PILLS WITHOUT READING THE LABEL. I don't care if she has brain cancer that's ****ing stupid. Who just takes pills without even glancing on the bottle? If you need to care for her then you're the stupid one. Either way this story is full of nonsense. Not even going to bother reading more than I did.

AeroRocker

So a doctor tells you, as he's writing the prescription, to take one pill a day with water, then you go pick up your prescription and take a pill. You think it's THAT STUPID? Sure, she should have read the label. But you're willing to completely dismiss the fact that the pharmacy gave her the wrong drug, a drug that is dangerous in her scenario, and even more one that is illegal?

Come on.

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Jackal58

I hope your mom makes a full recovery. Chemo sucks. When she gets her strength back she should kick the fucking living shit out of who ever filled that prescription. Much more satisfying.

I'd also inform the powers that be that a local pharmacy has medications on hand that are banned in your country. If they are banned wtf do they have them for?

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TunerAddict

This whole story makes no sense.

Just philip desperate for attention again.

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