[Magdalen] Ravages of Time.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Might she have gotten them at two unrelated pharmacies? We have several to choose from here, and they don't share records.

> On Jul 6, 2015, at 10:35 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ​I once admi​tted a patient with a massive lower GI bleed. As part of the
> admission process, I was attempting to get a list of the patient's
> medications, and the patient's daughter handed me a discharge sheet from
> the patient's previous hospitalization and a collection of pill bottles.
> While trying to make sense of this, I found two bottles of blood thinner,
> one labeled "Coumadin 4 mg" and the other labeled "Warfarin 4 mg". I asked
> the daughter which one she was taking, and the daughter looked at me like I
> was stupid. "Well, both of them, of course," she said. I pointed to the
> discharge summary and said, "This is the one she's supposed to take," and
> the daughter said, "But this is the one the doctor wrote the prescription
> for on her last visit." I asked her if the pharmacist had said anything to
> her about the medication and she said, "No, I didn't ask him." Complete
> communications breakdown had resulted in the patient taking a double dose
> of medication and a near fatal occurrence. Who was at fault? I blame the
> pharmacist, but they are so overworked it's hard to fault them. Still, the
> buck has to stop somewhere.
> 
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
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>> In a message dated 7/6/2015 5:06:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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>> I did  know this. I hate the stuff and hope never to go on it....EVER. Rat
>> poison  *shudder*>>>>
>> 
>> It is a drug that has gone generic, but according to several large
>> users, is not dependable in any but it's brand name, "Coumadin."
>> 
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>> 
>> David Strang.
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