http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Problems-with-your-pills-257960361.html
From the article:
It’s estimated 7,000 people die each year because of medication mistakes. That’s why the executive director of the Idaho Board of Pharmacy, Mark Johnston, knows the board’s role is especially important in our community. The board serves as the judge and jury for customer complaints.
“Mistakes are few and far between, but we do take them very seriously. We are administrative court if there is a mistake and we can impose discipline up to and including the revocation of a pharmacist’s license,” Mark Johnston said.
In the state of Idaho last year, the board issued only four orders for mis-filled prescriptions. This year there’s already been one case. The mistake can mean a punishment that can range from ordering a pharmacist to take additional safely classes to license suspension.
It would seem .. just like all other BOP’s… the BOP faults the RPH.. when – especially in the chain environment – the RPH has no control over the work environment…
Where is the logic… if you have a Pharmacist that has filled/verified hundreds of thousands of Rxs without incident.. when a mistake happens.. the Pharmacist is going to benefit from “additional safety classes”… and the BOP never looks at the work environment that was in all likelihood… was the genesis of the mistake…
If you don’t control your work environment.. your work environment will control you.. and all positive/negative outcomes…
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