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Mistakes are human but avoid cover-ups

By Máté HegedusGaspar
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Everyone makes mistakes, but in a well-organised dispensary, almost all of them get caught [Image:iStock.com – PeopleImages]

Pharmacist and non-practising legal expert Máté Hegedus-Gaspar looks at how to handle dispensing errors to limit damage and hopefully forestall disciplinary action

His mind was racing as he stared at the medicine bottle. His pulse quickened and a sick feeling was creeping up on him as he realised what must have h