What are some pharmacy horror stories?

One horror story could be a pharmacy technician accidentally mislabeling medications. For example, mixing up the labels of a high - dose and a low - dose blood pressure medicine. This led to a patient taking the wrong dose and having a dangerous drop in blood pressure. It was a nightmare to sort out and endangered the patient's health.

A common one is bad customer service. For example, some staff members at CVS Pharmacy are not very friendly or helpful when customers have questions about their prescriptions or over - the - counter products.

There are also times when new pharmacy software is introduced during a rotation. It has so many glitches and it's hard to figure out how to use it properly. This slows down the whole process of filling prescriptions and causes a lot of stress for everyone involved.

The most common one is probably mislabeling prescriptions. It's so easy to accidentally write the wrong name or dosage on the label. Another is the wrong drug being dispensed. I know of a case where a tech grabbed the wrong bottle because they were in a hurry. And then there's the issue of running out of a crucial medication and not being able to fill prescriptions on time, which leads to angry customers.

One common issue is long wait times. People often have to wait for hours to pick up their prescriptions. Another problem can be incorrect medications being dispensed. Some customers have reported getting the wrong pills or the wrong dosage, which can be extremely dangerous.

Well, I had a rotation where the pharmacist I was working with was extremely unorganized. The inventory was a mess. There were expired drugs mixed in with the new ones. We almost dispensed an expired medicine to a patient. It was a close call and really scary thinking about what could have happened.

One horror story was when a pharmacy tech accidentally misread a prescription. Instead of giving the right dosage of a heart medication, they almost gave a much higher dose. Luckily, another tech double - checked at the last minute. It was really scary as it could have had serious consequences for the patient.

Well, one horror story I heard was about a customer who had a prescription that was constantly filled wrong. They were given the wrong dosage multiple times, which could have been really dangerous to their health.

Customers can double - check their prescriptions carefully when they pick them up. Make sure the name of the drug, dosage, and instructions are correct.

In one instance, a pharmacy technician accidentally put some expired medications back into the inventory instead of disposing of them properly. Later, when these medications were dispensed, it could have had serious consequences for the patients. Thankfully, the error was caught before any real harm was done, but it was a close call.