tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270009450175324248.post7310655646460919180..comments2023-10-11T06:41:49.262-04:00Comments on The "Mental"-ist Mom: If your child is on MEDICATIONS, read this *NOW* and learn from my problem.Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869310477100385515noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270009450175324248.post-14793939793220643222011-08-06T15:26:23.107-04:002011-08-06T15:26:23.107-04:00OMG! I can't believe that they are doing this ...OMG! I can't believe that they are doing this to you!! I totally agree that these are powerful meds. Jellybean is on Geodon, and if her script was messed up? There would be some huge problems.<br /><br />Thank you for this. I will not be switching her from CVS to Walgreens now. I like knowing who filled her bottle.{Stephanie}The Drama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643310288610990260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270009450175324248.post-58771857114313025942011-02-14T22:27:39.554-05:002011-02-14T22:27:39.554-05:00There was a story something to the effect of a pha...There was a story something to the effect of a pharmacy filling a pregnant ladies perscription with a cancer patients. Now it's a wait and see game for the woman carrying the fetus.<br /><br />It is scary.Renegadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163174457617218700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270009450175324248.post-9489937187687309332011-02-13T14:10:11.238-05:002011-02-13T14:10:11.238-05:00This sickens me greatly. The days of trusting tho...This sickens me greatly. The days of trusting those professionals involved in our health and well-being are gone. The key word now is "advocate" and at every turn, constantly question authority.<br /><br />The nightmares in dealing with my son's ADHD weren't as severe as what you're going through, nevertheless, they were present. I had little/no cooperation from my son's school with his medication BUT...the teacher's all wanted him on their favorite "wonder drug" just so their day wasn't stressful. School nurse refused to dispense it, he wasn't allowed to carry it and I wasn't allowed to go in and give him his dosage. <br /><br />On another note, while taking care of my late mother with her dementia, I had a similar experience with a CVS pharmacy giving incorrect dosage on Haloperidol, double the quantity written on the prescription which I had made a copy of and kept in my day planner.<br /><br />Mind you, this was the first time it had been prescribed; I didn't like the drug and went home to research it after the doctor's visit. The drug is a horror; a nursing home "fav" in that given in high dosages, it often brings on fatal stroke to the elderly. My mother's physician had prescribed a minimal dose, "to take the edge off" daily tyrades and combativeness; tried convincing me that he was doing me a favor.<br /><br />Bulls*&t! Thanks to research and CVS's error, that prescription was refused with a few choice words at the pharmacy and a terse letter to CVS corporate.<br /><br />Their response? "Mistakes happen but are always caught in time". <br /><br />Yup, I caught it, not the pharmacy.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983686239033756332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270009450175324248.post-44615932460794232812011-02-08T23:21:27.526-05:002011-02-08T23:21:27.526-05:00Wow, just wow. Personally, I think the people who...Wow, just wow. Personally, I think the people who aspire to be pharmacists should be held to the same level of accountability as doctors and lawyers and those other "high paid" professions. You're right. They literally hold people's lives in their hands. We can't always tell what pills should look like, especially if it's not a medication we take regularly or have prescriptions changed frequently, which makes it even MORE important for it to be done right. Thank God you're a good mom and think to check things like that.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818751432748081832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270009450175324248.post-19414897647316448712011-02-06T23:19:40.070-05:002011-02-06T23:19:40.070-05:00OMG If this is the third time your pharmasist has ...OMG If this is the third time your pharmasist has mixed up something continue your rant with the company, all the way to the lawmakers, and get the Hell out of that pharmacy!!! I too have two children with mood disorders (bipolar and comorbid diagnoses) which necessitate such powerful meds. Mine are on Risperdal which I believe is the original "Intuniv", so I have the same concerns. I check each and every time and joke that with so many med changes for them I need to carry a PDR around with me. <br /><br />Glad I found you through twitter and my dear friend Amanda Labron. I blog @ http://lifestwistedstitches.com<br />Come join our group too!<br /><br />Blessings~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440694520775692850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270009450175324248.post-87662760135888765982011-02-05T20:37:38.625-05:002011-02-05T20:37:38.625-05:00That is scary! Good thing you caught it!That is scary! Good thing you caught it!Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.com