In giving orientation to new interns, I always emphasize the importance of labeling "loose tablets and capsules" properly and in accordance with the requirements of A.O. 63 series of 1989 (Section 3, no. 3.2) not only for the sake of compliance but because it is the right thing to do to ensure the safety of medications for our patients.
My lecture on the subject matter includes powerpoint presentation of drug labels improperly (read unprofessionally) done that were collected from community drugstores and hospital pharmacies.
In one of this orientation lecture, an intern revealed to us that the pharmacist in a community drugstore where she had her internship reprimanded her for completing the information on the label simply because it took her longer to fill the prescription order.
What a disgusting way to train our interns!!!
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