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About LinkBacksFor things like Peptac, I'd just ask the patient whether they would prefer to call back or take the alternative flavour. Some people are fussy whereas others couldn't care less.Originally Posted by lamzee
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For things like Peptac, I'd just ask the patient whether they would prefer to call back or take the alternative flavour. Some people are fussy whereas others couldn't care less.
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Ah, but if you did that in one of the multiples, staff would report you for a dispensing error (wrong flavour).
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No, in my experience they don't do reports when customers are smiling! I think we had genuinely made an "error" rather than deliberate substitution. I just didn't think it was worth the paperwork. For what it is worth, I can't stand aniseed so I would be one of the customers who came back to complain!
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According to the Society, switching flavours with patient agreement is not a dispensing error.
'The Royal Pharmaceutical Society have confirmed that it would not be a breach of the Code of Ethics if pharmacists substitute different flavours of the same product, for example of a nutritional drink, to meet patient preference. If an alternative flavour is dispensed, the prescription should be clearly endorsed with information on the dispensed product.'
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that Separate the sheep from the goats
i am telling you about pharmacy life in practice, together with my personal opinions i think might be better for pharmacy practices
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We are getting a "Sheep - Goat Sorting Machine" installed this week.
Too much manual sorting to do at this pharmacy.
Where am I?; In the Pharmacy.
Who are you?; The new Number 2.
Who is number 1?; You are number 6.
What do you want?;..................
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See the Farmacy errors thread for a discussion on getting sheep and goats confused.
Actually, sheep are already confused.
....just my opinion
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We could specialise in rare breed like the bloke on "Countryfile" once they are sorted.
Where am I?; In the Pharmacy.
Who are you?; The new Number 2.
Who is number 1?; You are number 6.
What do you want?;..................
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In come pt yesterday to collect a script, I had just finished one with his name on and gave it to the assistant. Only queried because note I had attached said 'insulin in the fridge'. Two pts with same first and second names. ALWAYS CHECK PTS ADDRESS.
johnep
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A patient I met once had named her daughter after herself, hence same name and address.
She was really indignant when they got a script mixed up.
Stupid $%&£**$^
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