FDA targets Prescription Dangers in Baltimore Stores
The recent report of Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins medication error has been a catalyst for the spat of media reported pharmacy errors. A number of cases have been brought to light including the death of a young child after a pharmacy filled a prescription with many times the dosage prescribed by his pediatrician. The latest Digitek recall of the heart drug medication whose pills were twice the size they should have been, making them twice at potent caused the death of a man who took the prescribed dose but died of an overdose. A more recent announcement came from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration involving the recall of a large portion of two pharmacies’ medications due to expiration or possible counterfeits of a number of drugs in their stores. The two pharmacies involved were in Baltimore at The Medicine Shoppe. It may never be known how many lives have been put at risk because of pharmacy errors. It is imperative to protect yourself by doing as much as possible to determine the accuracy of your prescription order. If ever any side effects are experienced, contact your physician immediately for consult.
