dispensing errors
World news wrapup: 12 September 2024
NZ baby stopped breathing after dispensing error; UK pharmacist’s efforts to help stymied by EpiPen shortage; Ireland cracks down on vapes New Zealand: A pharmacist breached the Code of Health …
World news wrapup: 8 August 2024
Victims of former pharmacist distressed as he leaves prison; anti-shoplifting measures fuel Amazon Pharmacy use; soundalike medicines error in NZ Kansas City, Missouri: Families of the victims of former pharmacist …
Holding your head up high: restoring professional confidence after experiencing an incident
Normalising the process of healthcare mistakes and acknowledging that it may feel uncomfortable and hard, is a way in which a pharmacist can take back control of the situation. By …
Atropine, soundalike reminder
In its latest newsletter, the Pharmacy Board takes a look at some common dispensing errors – and atropine is singled out once again “System-based strategies may help reduce the risk …
World news wrapup: 1 March 2024
US cyber attack impacts pharmacies; NZ dispensing error saw loratadine laced with haloperidol; UK pharmacists burning out New Zealand: The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a pharmacy breached the …
World news wrapup: 8 February 2024
Common ailments service leaves frontline pharmacists in tricky situation; empty pharmacy shelves in Gaza; Amazon cutting back pharmacy jobs UK: The UK’s Pharmacists Defence Association has criticised the way the …
World news wrapup: 12 October 2023
Walgreens staff walk off the job in protest at conditions; French pharmacists slam lack of transparency on shortages; pregnant woman given misoprostol in dispensing error US: More than 200 Walgreens …
Owing script dispensing error sees late apology
A New Zealand pharmacy did not formally apologise following a dispensing error for five months—by which time the patient had died Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Deborah James said in …
World news wrapup: 1 June 2023
Scottish funding offer falls short; Kiwi GPs love GP pharmacists; Cardiff prescribing pharmacist suspended Scotland: Community Pharmacy Scotland, which represents 1,200 pharmacies across the country, has refused to accept the …
NZ soundalike meds mixup sparked coverup
A New Zealand pharmacist failed to spot a technician’s packing error, then tried to blame a colleague by faking script forms The pharmacist, who had been practising since 2004, was …
NZ case highlights need for staff support
A busy supermarket pharmacy made a string of dispensing errors which saw one patient experience “heart attack like symptoms” New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has found that a Bay …
‘I will never know whether a recurrence of cancer is the result of the error.’
A New Zealand woman with breast cancer was dispensed ezetimibe instead of exemestane, which were sitting next to each other on the dispensary shelf New Zealand Deputy Health and Disability …