WCNC's story on speed-related pharmacy mistakes in North Carolina isn't the first time those mistakes have made news. In February, TV station KFOR filed this story of Cameron Brewer, an Oklahoma City, OK., resident who filled a prescription at his local CVS back in February:
Cameron was prescribed antibiotics, but the CVS pharmacist on duty gave him a bottle of heart medication and anti-psychotics, both meant for other patients. CVS's corporate policies that encourage pharmacists to work faster can lead to mistakes like this one. As Cameron says in the video, the pharmacist who incorrectly filled his prescription "said, 'You know, I was doing three things at once.'"
Cameron luckily avoided serious injury, but filling a prescription incorrectly can be a life-threatening mistake. CVS didn't comment on how fast its Oklahoma City pharmacists were working that day, but it did give Cameron a $25 gift certificate for its potentially devastating mistake.
Cameron was prescribed antibiotics, but the CVS pharmacist on duty gave him a bottle of heart medication and anti-psychotics, both meant for other patients. CVS's corporate policies that encourage pharmacists to work faster can lead to mistakes like this one. As Cameron says in the video, the pharmacist who incorrectly filled his prescription "said, 'You know, I was doing three things at once.'"
Cameron luckily avoided serious injury, but filling a prescription incorrectly can be a life-threatening mistake. CVS didn't comment on how fast its Oklahoma City pharmacists were working that day, but it did give Cameron a $25 gift certificate for its potentially devastating mistake.