Posted by viridis on February 14, 2003, at 3:46:27
In reply to Pharmacist miscounts Adderall; makes me nervous, posted by Rob L. on February 14, 2003, at 0:53:44
In my experience, miscounting of pills by pharmacists is quite common -- it's happened to me (in both directions) several times, and I rarely even bother to check. The best thing to do is to say when you fill the prescription that you'd like them to count the pills in front of you -- that keeps them on their toes.
BTW, you also have to watch for accidental substitution -- a friend of mine got 90 Xanax in place of 90 Xantac (for stomach problems). She was thrilled, since she has an undermedicated anxiety disorder. She (apparently) refused to return the Xanax, but got the Xantac for free anyway.
I don't trust pharmacists' counts completely, although I must say that since I've gone to mail-order, things have become much more reliable.
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