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Old 24th, March 2008, 07:28 AM
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American lawyer (worst possible pt!) went to Dr in UK for rpt script of Dexamethasone 0.5mg. dexamethasone rarely used here so Dr probably more familiar with Prednisolone. However script was written for 2mg (standard dose) and dispensed without question by lloyds although on PMR dosage was 0.5mg. Pt returned to USA where local Dr simply repeated what was on label.
Pt sued everyone in sight (as you do if you are an american lawyer).

Originally awarded 2m against lloyds on basis pharmacist should have queried dose change. On appeal, lloyds let off as pt already secured 1.9m against Dr.

For once my sympathies were with lloyds.
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Old 24th, March 2008, 10:56 AM
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what a rubbish question man, any job has the risk of that, you can't sit at home and shy away from that fact. I thought a pharmacists job is to get the prescription from the doctor and prescribe it?
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what a rubbish question man, any job has the risk of that, you can't sit at home and shy away from that fact.
There's many jobs where you can get paid a lot more for a lot less responsibility.

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I thought a pharmacists job is to get the prescription from the doctor and prescribe it?
No. The pharmacist has to check the suitability of the prescription. If script is wrong and gets dispensed liability is 50/50 pharmacist/doctor.
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Old 24th, March 2008, 12:26 PM
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[quote=N.T;10699]There's many jobs where you can get paid a lot more for a lot less responsibility.
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Thought for the day....
Will the day come when we do 'defensive dispensing'?
I have a few scenarios where a patient could contrive an error and try for max compensation, and it would be difficult to prove absence of error.
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There's many jobs where you can get paid a lot more for a lot less responsibility.
QUOTE]Will the day come when we do 'defensive dispensing'?
I have a few scenarios where a patient could contrive an error and try for max compensation, and it would be difficult to prove absence of error.
It has already come. However, I will not give any examples in such a public forum as it may give the Trisha-watchers some new ideas.
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It has already come. However, I will not give any examples in such a public forum as it may give the Trisha-watchers some new ideas.

Exactly why I was being circumspect.
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Still around Solly?..WHY..?...
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