lily8585

Just curious on people's thoughts...we debated this at work... If a patient tells the Dr/nurse which pharmacy to electronically send their scripts to, if by the time the pt is discharged, the pharmacy they use is closed because it is has very limited hours, who would be considered liable if the pt couldn't get their scripts? IMO, if the pt is getting d/c home that means they can manage their care and if they found they couldnt pick up scripts at their selected pharmacy, they should call the unit that discharged them and tell the staff so the scripts could be sent elsewhere/other arrangements made. Some nurses said it's the hospital's fault but I think it's unfair to think we know every pharmacys ours and that some onus needs to be on the patient.