I was recently at one of my local health care facilities. The attending nurse, did a brief review of my medical history. However, when she came to my current medications, there were a couple of errors. One of these had to do with my current dosage of an antirejection medication. She just shrugged it off, and said that somebody probably hit the wrong button. She did say she fixed it. But acted like it is no big deal.
My fear/concern is when some local/non-trained/non-specialties persons will "trivialize" the importance of accuracy and adherence to our specialty medications.

Another time I was hospitalizes locally and my attending nurse insisted that I 'could wait' to take my antirejection medications until after a procedure was planned at some unknown time. My husband requested to speak with the head nurse, who consulted with my local physical...I was given the antirejection medications!
This kind of treatment, when it happens, is very unsettling for me, a transplant recipient.
Rosemary

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