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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
Is it really the pharmacy's job to communicate potential side effects?
Yeah it stinks but it seems like this possible effect is well-known. It would obviously be on the label and was likely advised to her by her doctor who prescribed it. At what point is it the consumer's fault? I guess that's what the lawsuit will discover.
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I believe, and I know there are posters on here that can speak to this better than I, it is the legal responsibility of a pharmacist to explain the potential side effects.
I think Street Pharmacists has posted before that he has seen times when a prescription was incorrect. This leads me to beleive they don't blindly fill the 'script, they "analyze" it. Should he/she has known the term of the prescription was too long........
No doubt the AMA will get an invite to the party as well.