It\u2019s not just doctors that can kill someone as a result of a mistake. Pharmacists may be held liable for medication errors.<\/p>\n
If it were not for her alert son, Christiane Wiggins might have died as a result of what she thought was an injection of vitamin B12. Wiggins had called in her prescription to her local pharmacy and it came in the usual container, tucked in a paper bag. The container was even labelled \u201cCyanocobalamin (vitamin B12).\u201d<\/p>\n
While waiting for her son to help her with the injection, she noticed that the liquid in the bottle seemed to be a different color than usual. Additionally, the bottle cap was also a different color. Neither of those things worried her, as drug companies often change their packaging and drug stores often change drug suppliers. <\/p>\n
Wiggins\u2019 son took one look at the bottle and asked what was in it. He had medical training and (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s not just doctors that can kill someone as a result of a mistake. Pharmacists may be held liable for medication errors. If it were not for her alert son, Christiane Wiggins might have died as a result of what…<\/span><\/p>\n