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Wednesday, February 07, 2024

Brings you up, brings you down

An ADHD medication was recalled in the U.S. after a different prescription drug was found inside the bottle by a pharmacist, U.S. officials said.

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Zenzedi is a stimulant medication used for the treatment of both narcolepsy and ADHD, which is short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Carbinoxamine maleate is used to treat allergies and can have the opposite effect, serving as a sedative in some patients, according to the National Institutes of Health. 

9 comments:

  1. I can imagine the consternation this caused. Last year I noticed that a bottle of pills for one of my several prescriptions (probably blood pressure) was issued to me past its expiration date by CVS. I took it back and asked for a replacement. Chaos ensued. The pharmacy manager (a 'dot' Indian, of course) apologized profusely. I told her I just wanted a fresh replacement, and I understood people make mistakes.

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  2. Hmmm...makes a guy wonder how many other meds get "mixed" up.
    Jpaul

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  3. Where were they made, and shipped from?
    🤔

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  4. Move over Purple Drank, we got us a new playa.
    - WDS

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  5. Looks like a classic case of:

    One pill makes you larger
    And one pill makes you small
    And the ones that mother gives you
    Don't do anything at all

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    1. And if you experience any side effects, come back in. We'll gve you a prescription for that.
      - WDS

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  6. What does it really matter?
    Both were likely mixed by the same pair of unwashed feet.

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  7. I have a bevy of regular meds. My insurance requires me to use a specific mail order pharmacy for most of them. I'm used to what they look like, so it's obvious when they use something different. The first time a shipment arrived and the expected blue caplets were instead pills, I was concerned.

    I found out you can look up at drug reference sites what different pills and such look like to help you identify them. Now anytime a regular med shows up different I do so. I also do a check on any new meds - just to make sure.

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