Yesterday, AFTER I had made Morgan take her first dose of antibiotics, which was 2 pills from a z-pac, we got a phone call from the pharmacy telling us that Morgan should NOT take those antibiotics because they were not compatible with one of her heart meds., her Lanoxin(Digoxin). They told me to call the doctor's nurse and talk to her. I called her and she explained that the mixture of those two meds. could cause a reaction. I was really surprised because Morgan has had z-pacs in the past, in fact, several of them! I also called the pacemaker nurse in OKC and left a message, asking for confirmation. They called back this morning and confirmed what the pharmacist had said. I'm shocked that I was NEVER told this before!! This could've cause toxic levels of her digoxin in her body, which in turn could cause several side effects!! I called the local doctor's nurse back and asked for them to prescribe a new antibiotic, this morning around 10:00. I thought I'd give them plenty of time to get it filled, and went to the pharmacy around 2:30, only to find it had never been called in!! They told me to call the doctor, which I promptly did, as soon as I got back in my vehicle.

They explained that the doctor had been out all day and had just arrived at the clinic, so, he would probably call it in pretty soon. I gave them awhile, then, called the pharmacy around 4:00 to see if it was ready. They said it STILL hadn't been called in, and I should call the doctor back!!! Grrrrrr.... I called them back and they said they thought it had just been called in, and I should call the pharmacist to make sure. Well, you guessed it, I called the pharmacist back and it still had not been called in. So, now, I call the doctor's office back to tell them that the pharmacist said it had not been called in. OH, MY GOODNESS!!! Seriously? It is now almost 5:30 and I'm guessing Morgan is not getting any antibiotics today. I understand things get busy, but, it's just really aggravating when your kiddo is sick and needs medicine. The CORRECT medicine, at that. I still can't believe no other pharmacist ever caught this mistake, nor can I believe that Morgan's heart dr. never told me about this contraindication!! I'm not a happy moma right now!!!