Comments on: Danger at Your Doctor’s Office

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:39:05 +0000

Dispensing boxes are a great way to help remember if medication has been taken already and to help avoid missed or double doses. However, as a Registered Nurse, I can attest to how easily medication errors can happen which is why there are multiple checks done before a patient recieves his/her medication in the hospital setting. What your doctor is doing is preventing you from double checking what your are taking and I would certainly find another doctor. Your doctor is incorect to state that the decision is up to him, as the patient the decision is ALWAYS yours. If your doctoris completely disreagarding your opinions and concerns you should waste no time in finding someone who actually listens to you.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:38:01 +0000

I understand that my GP must see at least 30 patients per day other than me and that he simply doesn’t have the time to spend more than 7 minutes with me, so I don’t believe in “pushing” or pressuring my doctor to do anything beyond what his expertise recommnends. I think the kind of info in this article only causes more paranoia, wasted time during appointments, and needless tests than what’s already happening.

By: ann adams

ann adams — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:15:27 +0000

My GP has decided to give my husband and I our medication by weekly dispensing in a box. I told him I was not happy with this and he stated as he was our gp it was his decision. A friend of my Grandaughter who lives in the same area had this weekly dispensing, she is on a 10 mg cancer drug and the pharmacist prescribed 100 mgs one week by mistake luckily her husband noted the pill had 100 mgs on it and took it back to the chemist. Neither my husband or I can see very well in fact my husband in registered blind. Please help as we are very afraid the same thing could happen to us. Many thanks