“I never am”
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand this comment. I looked up the legal requirements for the state in which the pharmacy screwed up. They were legally required to ask for more than just name and birthdate, precisely to avoid mistakes like this from happening. We have a common name...
I wouldn’t have even voluntarily moved back to this legally backward area of the country, were it not for my mother, a native of the area, being critically ill. She’s soon undergoing surgery that has a high fatality rate.
It would have crushed me if I were to lose her while living so far away.
A pharmacy can make a mistake on your prescription records, leading to direct physical harm of a patient and people are just SOL? That just seems unethical on so many levels, especially since they’re legally required to verify more than just the name and birthdate on patients picking up...
I’d appreciate it if you could delete this thread. I wasn’t thinking clearly and was in a poor state of mind and near physical exhaustion when I wrote it. I’m sorry to waste everyones time.
Thanks,
-Zen
Thanks anyway. I wasn’t in best form when I wrote that. Too many sleepless nights and stress lately.
I tried to find an edit button when I woke up this morning but apparently it’s only available for a short time after post submission.
Have a good day,
I assumed the biggest case might be against the pharmacy for putting us in the situation to begin with, given the legal requirement to verify identity of customers, especially when dispensing controlled substances.
With the opiate epidemic putting doctors offices through extra legal precautions...
A major pharmacy chain in another state negligently added another persons opiate prescription to my family members account. the customer who the prescription belonged to, had the same first/last name and birthdate as my relative, and is a long time resident of the town where he filled his...