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Pharmacy medication error

29 replies

PrincessHoneysuckle · 30/07/2026 17:41

Would you formally complain? Or accept mistakes happen?

Got a new prescription for HRT tablets as doctor increased my dose from 1mg to 2mg.
Ive been taking them for a few weeks feeling like crap but just thought it was my body adjusting.
Ive been given the wrong hrt with a similar name by the pharmacy.Similar box so I didnt think anything of it.
Am I partly at fault or is this on the pharmacy?

OP posts:
plims · 30/07/2026 18:03

What did the pharmacy say when you took it back?

Original poster
PrincessHoneysuckle · 30/07/2026 18:01

Wrong medication not brand.
Preference as tablets more convenient.

OP posts:
Chewbecca · 30/07/2026 17:54

I accept mistakes can happen.

But why are you taking your HRT orally, not via gel or patch? They have lower risks than tablets.

beigetriangle · 30/07/2026 17:53

is it actually the wrong active substance or 'just' a different brand name?
have you received the full pack including thd package leaflet?