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Anybody read this article about Ice Breakers that is in packets in powder form?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22116255/?GT1=10645
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22116255/?GT1=10645
Ice Breakers powder in packets?
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What an incredibly boneheaded thing to do! I wonder what advertising genius came up with this one, and why Hershey's didn't rethink it, when it became clear that the packaging is identical to illegal drugs.
But then, I've always wondered why the makers of legal drugs persist in using soundalike and lookalike names for products, that cause the rate of medication errors to soar. Like the recent case of actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins being given 10,000 units of Heparin, instead of the standard 10 units - because the vials look alike, and the numbers are so tiny, it's easy to grab the wrong one. It's also easy for a pharmacist to mistake one drug name for another, even without the complication of illegible handwriting.
I just don't understand the thought processes of those who make such bad decisions, then refuse to admit it - I wonder if Hershey Co will change it's tune, when some innocent child dies from ingesting cocaine, that they thought was candy.
But then, I've always wondered why the makers of legal drugs persist in using soundalike and lookalike names for products, that cause the rate of medication errors to soar. Like the recent case of actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins being given 10,000 units of Heparin, instead of the standard 10 units - because the vials look alike, and the numbers are so tiny, it's easy to grab the wrong one. It's also easy for a pharmacist to mistake one drug name for another, even without the complication of illegible handwriting.
I just don't understand the thought processes of those who make such bad decisions, then refuse to admit it - I wonder if Hershey Co will change it's tune, when some innocent child dies from ingesting cocaine, that they thought was candy.
Home Again
Expert Expediter
Probably thought up by the same people that came up with New Coke and Crystal Pepsi.
I wonder if this could cause any confusion if the authorities/Border officers searched your truck and found these in your sleeper?
I wonder if this could cause any confusion if the authorities/Border officers searched your truck and found these in your sleeper?
arkjarhead
Veteran Expediter
I wouldn't find out cuz I'd make for darn sure they wouldn't never be in my vehicle or on my person. The thing about it is unless it's a celebs child that injests the coke you won't hear anything about it.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
"Like the recent case of actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins being given 10,000 units of Heparin, instead of the standard 10 units - because the vials look alike, and the numbers are so tiny, it's easy to grab the wrong one. It's also easy for a pharmacist to mistake one drug name for another, even without the complication of illegible handwriting."
Cheri,
I don't agree with Quaid's lawsuit for one reason, he should have included the pharmacists and the hospital in it to make a legitimate argument. In his case he has decided to go after the manufacture only, but the pharmacists and the hospital are the one's who messed up. It wasn't a script that was mis-read but the fact that they dispensed 1000 times the amount without doing their job and blamed the mess up on the manufacture. The part I do agree with is there needs to be a serious change to the drugs themselves, color coding and sizing pills for different dosages is better than messing with packaging - outside of larger labels, but with 60% of our drugs now coming from China where they are sub-manufactured, it will be hard to get this done.
Cheri,
I don't agree with Quaid's lawsuit for one reason, he should have included the pharmacists and the hospital in it to make a legitimate argument. In his case he has decided to go after the manufacture only, but the pharmacists and the hospital are the one's who messed up. It wasn't a script that was mis-read but the fact that they dispensed 1000 times the amount without doing their job and blamed the mess up on the manufacture. The part I do agree with is there needs to be a serious change to the drugs themselves, color coding and sizing pills for different dosages is better than messing with packaging - outside of larger labels, but with 60% of our drugs now coming from China where they are sub-manufactured, it will be hard to get this done.