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Negligence in refilling Prescriptions - Tramadol /Pharmacy

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My son used the Lenlock , Alabama Wal-Mart for filling all his prescriptions.Josh committed suicide on Dec.23,2008. A few days after his funeral, I went to clean out his apartment and noticed some empty pill bottles sitting on the counter so I just threw them in my purse. When I returned home , obviously very upset , I just took the pill bottles out of my purse and set them on my kitchen table. The bottles sat there for a couple of weeks , then one day I just picked them up to see what they were. The first thing I noticed was the quantity of pills , 120 Tramadol , well that got my attention , it was filled on Dec. 3 , then I looked at the other bottle , again 120 Tramadol but filled on Dec. 9. Josh had gotten 240 Tramadol in 6 days! I was astounded! I got my daughter in law to go online and pull up Josh's prescription history , I was flabbergasted , Wal-Mart had given my son 480 pain pills the 20 days prior to his death!!!!!!!! I immediately called the Lenlock , AL. Wal mart Pharmacy and asked to speak to the Pharmacist. I told the Pharmacist what I had discovered and she said if Josh paid cash they really don't track those prescriptions as well as insurance. I was furious to say the least. The next day which was MOnday , after work , I went to the Lenlock Walmart and asked to see the Pharmacist. I told her who I was and she immediately said that she was told not to talk to me and that someone from Walmart was trying to contact me. The claims management rep. did finally contact me and ask me what I was concerned about , oh she did say they were sorry about Josh. She asked me some questions then said they would investigate. I turned it over to an attorney at this time. Evidently I did not hire a very good attorney and after a few months , he informed that Wal Mart denied any negligence on their part! I fired that attorney and am once again handling things on my own. Wal mart said there were 2 prescription numbers and they had no way of tracking how much mdication Josh was getting! Can you believe this??????? Wal mart does not track the number of pills they give a person , they ask no questions , don't make a note in a chart or call the Dr. I can see how all the dope dealers get their drugs! Go to Wal MArt they don't track the number of pills thay dispense!!!!!!! I am continuing to fight this and I will until I get an explanation from Wal Mart , they owe my family that much. Tramadol is a very dangerous drug especially to someone that already has addiction problems , which my son did. Tramadol , the quantity that Josh was given by Wal Mart contributed greatly to his suicide. Josh was irrational that night , and he had changed ,mental and mood disturbances that I couldn't unserstand , I finally know why my son changed so much. It was the amount and kind of medication that he was getting from Lenlock , Al. Wal-Mart. And they say they are not negligent , well I intend to see about that. Any help from the public will be greatly appreciated.

Vickie White and Family

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daynamousley says: (10 months ago)
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we had a similar experience with walmart here in Greenvill, NC a family member had got a hold of my prescriptions and was getting them filled without me knowing. I was shocked when i called and they said i wasn't due for them for another few weeks. well i knew that that wasn't true. when i went in to the pharmacy thay showed me my profile and with in 2 weeks my prescription for 180 tramadol was picked up get this 7 times. i also had a note on my profile to check I.D. when my meds were picked up and if wasn't myself or my husband don't do it and they apparently didn't do that either. I asked them could i see video of that day to see if i recognized the person picking up the meds.They said no. The pharmacist was a bitch a big one she treated me like i was lying and i was a drug addict. i aked her how in the world could someone pick up a pain medicine 7 times in 2 weeks and she said because they paid cash so thay could do that because they didn't file any insurance on them so they had no way of catching it. That is not true i spoke with other pharmacy and i was told that when you reqeust a refill no matter how you pay they automaticly veiw your profile when they enter your nqme and the prescriptions and if it is a habit forming med it will not allow refill. She said the reqeust for mine was done over the phone and they just uased the prescription number on the bottle.She stated when you reqeust refills by phone it prints a lable like a fax and if it is allowed by phone then they fill it. It is against the law to fill an addictive med more than 3 days early go online and study it. I contacted our local news station and they went to interview walmart but they wouldn't comment so they contact the regional pharmacy manager out of Georgia and she never returned any calls like she said. I have never heard anything else but i will tell you that I called walmart and I aked them the last time my meds were picked up and it was only a few weeks ago mind you or dispute was over 9 months ago. I have a PRN persription refill that is good for one year witch means there is no number of refills i can get as i need it for one year. I told the pharmacist to void the prescription in there system and they didn't do that as well. Someone is still getting my meds and i can't do amything about it.
I am sorry for your lost,My sister died last year at 34 and my mom is having a very hard time with it. She was a single parent and left behind a 2 year old little girl which i raise along with my other 3 girls. So they are just like sisters and that what she wanted. one day when she saw them playing right from her mouth she said look at how close they are like sister. I hope they are always like sister. So i am taking that as a sign because she said that the day before she died so that meant alot to me. i am trying to let her little girl know how much her mother loved her. I show her pictures and tell her stories about her when we were little. I love her and treat her as one of my own and so does my husband she just calls us aunt dayna not mama or daddy i will never let her call me mama.I want her to know her mama through me. It was very hard for all of us. I talked to her 5 minutes before. She just sat down in the car and slumped over not breathing or nothing by the time we got to the hospital we only had minutes i went in and was screaming everything i had to say ever at her apologizing for every fight we ever had. I was praying that the doctors would tell us there was hope, but in a few minutes they came in and told us she had passed. It was very hard for everyone. I will say I can't possibly no how you feel because losing a sister and a child no matter how old they are is a difference. I can not imagine how i would feel if i lost a child i would probally go crazy for real. I feel like you have a possible case against walmart. I must tell you my sister also took tramadol and at the same pharamacy walmart where she feeled it 3days before she died she was had also feeled a new prescription for a anti-deppresant. it clearly state on the warning do not take with that medicine because it can cause , seizure, possible in a coma and something about you could go into serotonin shock ( may have miss spelled) we have never determined her cause of death and that is a theory that it may have been the meds. If you want to discuss futher you can email me at daynamousley@gmail.com. Hang in there and hang on to memories and if you go to church or you are a christian have someone have special prayer reqeust and lay hands on you to help you with this. If you have faith God can do anything." All things are possible through jesus christ." Phillipians but i can't remember the chapter or verse. Bestrong.




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