Inadequate checking leads to junior pharmacist's dispensing error: HDC

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Inadequate checking leads to junior pharmacist's dispensing error: HDC

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
Pharmacy error digital glitch image Grand Reignhard on iStock.com
The error occurred in May 2022, when the pharmacist was dispensing a female patient’s prescription from a fertility specialist for Provera and clomiphene [Image: Grand Reignhart on iStock.com]
A junior pharmacist who mistakenly dispensed an antidepressant instead of a fertility medication has been found to have breached a patient’s rights by