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Old 24th, February 2007, 09:02 PM
kemzero kemzero is offline
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Smile Fatal Dispensing errors

Recently an elderly woman died following an ovedose of digoxin being dispensed ( 62.5mcg required but 250mcg disp) although patient had other co-mobidities..trouble is still lurking and the coroner is yet to decide on the actual cause of death
It was dispensed & checked by a tech....but apparently the pharmacist is liable....its scary because I feel a lot of this will happen once remote supervision kicks in....what do fellow pharmacists & ACTs think???
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