In December 2020, PDL released a Practice Alert titled “Be alert but not alarmed”. This alert reminded pharmacists of some of the common dispensing errors reported to PDL. While much has happened within the profession since that time, it is concerning to see that many of the same errors and error types continue to occur. Factors that could lead to these errors continuing may include a simple lapse from good procedures or the addition of newly graduated and registered pharmacists who may be unaware of the past advice.
For these reasons PDL encourages all pharmacists to review thi…