Chairmans Blog: Keeping the wolf from the door!

It's hard enough in pharmacy to make money these days, but it's surprisingly easy to lose it if you don't keep your eye on the ball!
 
The other day I was in the dispensary and noticed a prescription to check - one item on it was for 2x28 anastrozole 1mg (This product is in category M at £1.93 per box of 28)...
 
Imagine my horror to discover the brand Arimidex waiting to be checked! Arimidex brand of anastrozole costs £68.56 per box. It turns out that operator error had linked the generic to the brand  - and it had been ordered in error...
 
Clinically correct, but financially a disaster!
 
Had this not been stopped, we would have made a considerable loss on the transaction - and it's a sobering thought that avoiding a loss is sometimes harder in pharmacy than making a profit...

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