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VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 13, 2012. Also cited in 225 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000074075, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 07 Charleston, SC
Issue:
Pharmacy staff were in the vault filling prescription requests (controlled substances) when they placed two different Veterans' requests in one bag. Video review showed Veteran A being given Veteran B's prescription. Veteran A was contacted and confirmed he had the medication. Veteran A will return Veteran B's prescription on Monday 04/16/12. Another prescription was filled and dispensed to Veteran B. Update: 04/13/12:Veteran B will receive a letter of notification.
Outcome:
Vault staff has reviewed their procedure for filling and checking prescriptions and has made changes to prevent this from happening in the future.