So my parents-in-law are in town. On Monday my father-in-law visited the doctor, complaining of a cough. The doctor perscribed him anasal spray, a red syrup and some pills. He went home and took all 3 before going to bed, thinking they were simple cough remedies.
Oops. It turns out it was Vicodin cough syrup and vicodin pills. The nasal spray, luckily, was harmless. But the other two messed him up big time. He was puking all night and his head was spinning so bad that he thought he was going to die.
Now I have to ask you:
What kind of a doctor perscribes vicodin for a cough?
P.S. He is fine now, but he chucked the medicine in the garbage as soon as he felt better. I told him he should have sold it down at the high school. I don't think he got the joke.
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I'm glad he was smart enough not take more of it though. Still... at least confront the doctor and ask him why?
You did not mention whether your father had checked the labels before taking his medicine. Did the doctor leave precise instructions? The majority of medicine issues arise from patients failing to follow the instructions, not an error on the part of the prescriber.
Aw heck, let's blame the doc!
I'm sure the doctor gave my father-in-law complete instructions and he claimed to understand them. So it's not all the doctor's fault, but it still seems like overkill to give hydrocodone in your cough medicine.
And as for the pharmacist- I know most grocery store pharmacists are pretty friendly and will give you warnings and advice about the medicine they give out, but my father-in-law has to go to Kaiser to pick up his pills and they get handed to you by a counter person, not an actual medical type person.
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