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In NZ we get them in the box / bottle they came in. It's a great system here. Every three months my meds are sent by courier to my home.
I'm in California and my meds are also always in the original bottles -- BUT -- what has happened to me twice last year was incorrect pill amounts in the bottles. 29 in one case and 32 in another. I always count my pills out into a daily dose container, tha's how I caught the errors.
In Guatemala, we receive our meds inside the original medication bottle. That's what the social security system does here. It's a very good advantage. And those bottles, even if they are not original-brand meds, are always sealed and closed.
WTH???? Thanxs dude. I never have paid attention BUT NOW I WILL!!!! Thanxs
this happened to me before; I got home and had another guys meds with his name and address even. i complained through the pharmacys internal process sending letters to corporate...i wanted them to know i didnt like that i was given someone elses meds (breach of hippa) and that someone else probably got mine. i got some calls and a letter in the mail.
Shawn, I hope you'll let us know if and when you hear from the pharmacy and what they say. This is about as serious a mistake as a pharmacy can make; someone should be held responsible and their quality control procedures should be carefully reviewed. I would guess that most of the time this happens, it isn't with a patient as well-informed as you are and is never noticed. Just some person taking the wrong pills and wondering why they don't work.
WTF is Progesterone? Thanks for the heads up Shawn!
Russ
Yes i always check my meds. The first time i noticed a problem, the pharmacy would normally give me the entire bottle from the manufacturer and simply afix the pharmacy label. This particular time the put the pills in one of those you know amber bottles and i noticed looking through the plastic saying to myself this cant be 30 pills(months supply). I counted and sure enough there was only 12!!! Pills in the bottle. They didntvsay a word oh we are short and we will get you the rest when they come in etc they were prepared to just let me walk out short! It happened several times since then. So i ALWAYS AND ADVISE ANYONE to count and check your pills to see if they are the correct pills.
January 21, 2012