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Old 1st, August 2008, 12:49 AM
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Default Re: Methadone

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Originally Posted by sam_lewis View Post
I had a patient who was supposed to collect on Saturday for 4 days worth of methadone, he had told the pharmacist on wednesday that he was out of town and could he collect on Sunday. precscription was not stamped ie miss a day and then collect remainder. did not know what to do so supplied because it was a sunda. got a call from the regular pharmacist on monday asking me why i had done it and they can make a complaint etc. a lesson learned and i have never done it again.
The complaint should be made against the pharmacists in on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday who all failed to contact the prescriber in order to get the script amended, or the alteration in supply date refused.

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