Insulin?

[lanzlady]

Went to collect my prescription today
and pharmacist said we dont have your insulin
in I said I didnt know I was on insulin it's victoza
he said yes that's insulin
coming from a Pharmacist I'm very confused
I thought it stimulated the pancreas to produce
more insulin from the beta cells that are there🙂

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Ehhhhhhhhh????

I really hope that wasn't a pharmacist that said that. They are s'posed to be far more knowledgable about such things!

Liraglutide (NN2211), marketed under the brand name Victoza, is a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1 agonist)

 

[Northerner]

You are correct Lanzlady, I'd check your items very carefully when they come through! 😱

 

[Copepod]

Could it have been a pharmacy assistant, behind the counter? In the chemists I use, the pharmacist usually stays behind another counter at a higher level. If they meant "it's injectable and needs to be kept in a fridge", then saying "like insulin" is much quicker.

 

[lanzlady]

Ehhhhhhhhh????

I really hope that wasn't a pharmacist that said that. They are s'posed to be far more knowledgable about such things!

yes he is a senior Pharmacist😱

 

[lanzlady]

You are correct Lanzlady, I'd check your items very carefully when they come through! 😱

I will be checking very carefully from now Northerner
just goes to show what can happen

 

[lanzlady]

Could it have been a pharmacy assistant, behind the counter? In the chemists I use, the pharmacist usually stays behind another counter at a higher level. If they meant "it's injectable and needs to be kept in a fridge", then saying "like insulin" is much quicker.

He is a senior Pharmacist I know cos my sister works
with him he convinced me it was insulin when I said it is victoza
got me kind of worried that I was on insulin and didn't know about it😱

 

[Northerner]

He is a senior Pharmacist I know cos my sister works
with him he convinced me it was insulin when I said it is victoza
got me kind of worried that I was on insulin and didn't know about it😱

That is terrible then! 😱 He'll be giving you paracetamol and claiming it is aspirin next!

 

[LeeLee]

yes he is a senior Pharmacist😱

Here's a link to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) 'raising concerns' page. That kind of mistake is downright dangerous!

http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/raising-concerns

 

[lanzlady]

Here's a link to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) 'raising concerns' page. That kind of mistake is downright dangerous!

http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/raising-concerns

Thanks LeeLee I will be checking my pens very carefully from now on🙂