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Originally Posted by kemzero  The pharmacist dispensed the steroid according to the GPs instructions but failed to make any appropriate interventions ( the patient got a very high dose hence is now battling with cushings syndrome) |
As far as I could see the pharmacist had no reason to intervene. The dose was not excessive. The problem occurred in the US when the Dr prescribed the dose from the UK dispensing label!
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she is suing for £2m at the high court
.. don't know what to say ..all I can say is that as pharmacists we are not just pill counting professionals we need to be mega careful.. I have no doubt that you guys are anyway
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She's American and her business went t*ts up and she needed someone to blame!
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