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Are pharmacists responsible for ALL of the medical doctor's mistakes? Possible mistakes on the doctor's part may include:
(1) the medical doctor recommending the wrong dosage, type, or frequency of medication
(2) sloppy handwriting by the doctor that makes the pharmacist give the wrong drug
(3) doctor recommends a drug that will have harmful interactions with other drugs the patient takes, or a drug the patient would be allergic to
If pharmacists are responsible for all of the medical doctor's mistakes, then why should pharmacists be responsible? The medical doctors have more years of training, so doesn't it make more sense for the doctors to be responsible for any mistakes they make in terms of the medication they recommend?
(1) the medical doctor recommending the wrong dosage, type, or frequency of medication
(2) sloppy handwriting by the doctor that makes the pharmacist give the wrong drug
(3) doctor recommends a drug that will have harmful interactions with other drugs the patient takes, or a drug the patient would be allergic to
If pharmacists are responsible for all of the medical doctor's mistakes, then why should pharmacists be responsible? The medical doctors have more years of training, so doesn't it make more sense for the doctors to be responsible for any mistakes they make in terms of the medication they recommend?