MAMA'S PULSE

Well, Mama's pulse never came up - stayed in the 40's. They worked us in at the Dr's office yesterday and he said I did the right thing, that the Digoxin was probably the culprit. She had lab work and an EKG. EKG was normal. The office called yesterday and her Digoxin level was elevated. So he decreased her dose by one half. She was to receive her 1st new dose today. When I went to give it to her, the dosage looked like what she had been receiving; I checked the old bottle and the dosage was the same. Called the pharmacy and there was definitely an error and they were very apologetic. Gave her 1/2 tablet until tomorrow. There is another point to this. Know your medicines and check all your drugs when you have them refilled. Whether it's a new medicine or just a refill. Generics look different from company to company-alway ask if the pill looks different. This the 3rd error I have caught in 4 years. The elderly are at greater risk, just by sheer volumn of prescriptions.