I havent yet, I will be speaking to them tomorrow. Was really just curious if anyone else had the same problem at some point.what did they say when you raised it with them?
I think this is due to a lot of locums who are drafted in for a day. Does not excuse it though, they are supposed to be professionalsIf they're short of enough stock to fill your prescription as specified, IME they'll write an IOU on the box asking you to call back for the balance.
That said, my last prescription, collected by me on Saturday last, had three errors; one incorrect item, one item missing from the bag I collected but listed as dispensed by the pharmacy, and one with only half the qty dispensed. It's getting dodgey out there. There has been at least one mistake in every prescription I've collected this year.
The directions on the pharmacy label attached to medication box, states take 2 tablets , twice daily,
I attach a template of a spreadsheet for anyone who might find it useful.
Just to add, I do have some cognitive and memory issues, so i wasnt sure if I was mistaken in amount I should take, or if they were indeed leaving me short. ThanksI havent yet, I will be speaking to them tomorrow. Was really just curious if anyone else had the same problem at some point.
Thank you Clamball and JoeRobertsIt does sound like 4 tablets per day total, 2 in the morning, 2 at night. Double check with the pharmacist that the dosage of the tablet you are taking is not halved or doubled. The pharmacists are more than happy to help, the will get out the prescription and double check. They may not have had enough in stock to give you a full 30 days of 120 tablets.
Hi mathepac, yes, that is dodgy. Hope you get everything sorted. I feel that i was left short last month as well, but I was away for a week and I assumed I either lost or left some medication behind. Hopefully they will be able to explain tomorrow.If they're short of enough stock to fill your prescription as specified, IME they'll write an IOU on the box asking you to call back for the balance.
That said, my last prescription, collected by me on Saturday last, had three errors; one incorrect item, one item missing from the bag I collected but listed as dispensed by the pharmacy, and one with only half the qty dispensed. It's getting dodgey out there. There has been at least one mistake in every prescription I've collected this year.
Hi Brendan, I dont have a copy of the prescription, I just handed it in to Chemist, never thought to make a copy. I really should going forward though, just for my own sanity, if nothing elseHave you a copy of the prescription?
It seems a bit odd to have two tablets twice a day, when you could be getting one big tablet twice a day?
What did the doctor say?
Although do check with both the doctor and the pharmacist.
I remember a pharmacist picking up on a badly worded prescription. But as it was a repeat, I was able to tell him that it was what the pharmacist thought it should be.
Brendan
Thank you mathepac, thats a genius idea.Since the start of COVID, I've been supplying my pharmacy with an emailed PDF file of my prescriptions printed from a little spreadsheet. There were two reasons for this:
I have attached a template of a spreadsheet for anyone who might find it useful.
- Reduce the number of visits/visitors to the pharmacy and help reduce queueing on the premises
- The nature of my prescriptions is such that I don't require repeats of everything every 4 weeks.
Data Entry and Calculations:
Either email it to the pharmacy or print it out and bring it with you. Ask the pharmacist to return the list to you with the items dispensed.
- Change the PPSN, GMS Insurance references in Cell A2
- Cells A4 to A10 Enter the medicine/drug/device name and amount and frequency of treatment
- Cells B4 to B10 Enter Quantity from Doctor's Prescription
- Cells C4 to C10 Enter Quantity On-hand
- Cells D4 to D10 Calculate "Balance", Column B - Column C
- Cells E4 to E10 Display "NIL" if Column D is zero, otherwise displays the Quantity to dispense
- Cells F4 to F10 Display either "NIL" or "1" to keep track of the number of items to dispense, summed in column F13
- Change the date in Cell A1
EXCEL format, if you need any other format, message me here, or if you have any questions or suggestions. I think it's pretty self-explanatory other than the few notes above.
mathepac
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