Realizing the Responsibility

Since I am more familiar with the workflow of the pharmacy at San Jose, I went straight to filling prescriptions when I arrived at the clinic this past Wednesday. As the labels were being printed, I would locate the proper medication bottle from the inventory making sure the medication bottle I was getting matched the medication on the label. This is a crucial step in preventing dispensing errors and making sure the patient gets the right medicine of the right strength, otherwise, there can be serious consequences to the patient’s health. After I made sure I grabbed the correct bottle, I proceeded to count the pills and fill the prescription orders. I also placed the labels on the bottles. After every prescription I filled, the pharmacist double checked my work, again to make sure that the correct medication is going to be dispensed. This made me realize the great responsibility that rests on the shoulders of everyone who works in the pharmacy because we have to make sure everyone gets their proper medicine.