Yes. The more people speak out about these issues and complain in the appropriate places the more likely conditions are going to eventually change for the better so that medication errors will occur less often. Be warned, however, that your best bet is to file a claim against pharmacies if you are injured. Retail pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS have their own pharmacists on the Boards of Pharmacy in every state, and complaints fall on deaf ears.
State pharmacy boards cannot be relied on to inspect our pharmacies and a lack of federal regulation means consumers have to protect themselves against pharmacy mistakes. The only way to make the pharmacies listen is to file a prescription error lawsuit.
- Although they are supposed to protect consumers, a lack of proper funding and staff shortage make State Pharmacy Boards inadequate organizations to properly keep tabs on the pharmacies that fill our prescriptions.
State pharmacy boards cannot be relied on to inspect our pharmacies and a lack of federal regulation means consumers have to protect themselves against pharmacy mistakes. The only way to make the pharmacies listen is to file a prescription error lawsuit.