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Sentinel Events Should Result In A Blameless Society — Not Make The Employee The Scapegoat

The Happy PharmD

Both the label and the product had to match the order before the product. My pharmacy batched our IV solutions according to the nursing unit. I obtained the help of three pharmacy technicians. I asked the three pharmacy technicians to divide up the hospital. Yes,” he said and left my office.

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Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

The Happy PharmD

She also dropped off a new prescription which the pharmacy kept on file. At the beginning of March 2023, I stopped by the pharmacy and asked for the last refill of the Dexamethasone oral solution. I’m sorry,” said the pharmacy technician behind the counter, “It’s too soon for the refill.” Excuse me?” Of February?” (It

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Histamine and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

As a young pharmacy technician, I was excited to learn about antihistamines, and their effects on allergies. Then in pharmacy school, I learned about how psychiatric medications have histamine-blocking properties as well.