In Germany virtually all medications are brought to the pharmacy pre-packaged and (as of this year) stamped with a batch number on the outside and on each inner container, so you can be absolutely sure what’s inside really is what it says on the outside.
Are you saying the individually dispensed medications are all sent to the pharmacy pre-filled? That sounds wildly inefficient and inflexible in terms of transport/logistics/packaging tbh.
Sorry. I thought you were talking about bulk medications that the pharmacy uses to fill prescriptions as they get them.
I’m sure there are insane repercussions to filling a prescription wrong, especially if someone is injured. There’s also usually a description on the printed label of what the pill should look like; shape, color, unique printings, etc. Though I’ve had a medication or two that came in factory packaging cause its prescribed less often and really predictably. Tbh though, it’s just not a worry that I’ve ever had cross my mind or heard of being an issue.
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Are you saying the individually dispensed medications are all sent to the pharmacy pre-filled? That sounds wildly inefficient and inflexible in terms of transport/logistics/packaging tbh.
Sorry. I thought you were talking about bulk medications that the pharmacy uses to fill prescriptions as they get them.
I’m sure there are insane repercussions to filling a prescription wrong, especially if someone is injured. There’s also usually a description on the printed label of what the pill should look like; shape, color, unique printings, etc. Though I’ve had a medication or two that came in factory packaging cause its prescribed less often and really predictably. Tbh though, it’s just not a worry that I’ve ever had cross my mind or heard of being an issue.