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I was shorted some pain meds by my pharmacist?

I had an injection in my knee Monday and was given some pain meds to help me thru the initial discomfort. The doctor prescribed 40 Lortabs so I took it to my pharmacist to have it filled, picked up the prescription and proceeded to go out of town. Tonight I was taking one out of the bottle and accidentally dropped the bottle on the floor and some of the pills fell out. It was then I realized that what I had left vs. what I had taken did not match up and I realized that I was shorted 10 pills - I was prescribed 40 and got only 30. I don't know if I should bring this to the attention of my pharmacist or not because it is a pain medication and I have no way of proving this. I'm sure about this because I keep up with how many meds I'm taking and when I take it. I'm a very honest person, but I don't want to sound like I'm trying to get more pain meds, but I also may need them down the road because my knee has been giving me alot of problems. Also, I'm out of town and can't even take the bottle back to the pharmacist until Monday. Should I call my pharmacist and bring this to their attention or just let it go?

Update:

The bottle does say "Quantity: 40", but there's usually the initials of the pharmacist next to the quantity filled, but this time there isn't.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Ask the pharmacy about it when you get a chance.This happened to me twice in the past.I talked to the pharmacy about it and both times they insisted,they were right and I was wrong! I know they made a mistake with me,but they insisted that there was no way that they could have made a mistake.So I had to do without,because there was no way to prove it. Everyone makes mistakes now and then,but Ive yet to see a pharmacist EVER admit to it! I finally got over my pain but I went through hell to do it!

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    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Sometimes they do short fills if they dont have anough. How many pills does it say you got on the pill bottle label? If it says thirty you can get the other ten later. If it says forty call them in the daytime and ask to speak with the lead pharmacist before you fully decribe the problem just incase someone is skimming the pills.

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    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    This occurred to me as soon as. I obtained 60 alternatively of a hundred and twenty tabs. i went again and confirmed them a hundred and twenty would not even are compatible in that dimension bottle. They apologized and gave me the opposite part without a main issue.

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