R.i.p. Prince...

[floydv]

All the more reason EM needs to offer a special Purple Rain commemorative paint or wrap.

Or call it The Color Formerly Known As Purple.

 

[stevecaz]

He was an excellent performer. Rest in peace prince.

 

[Elio Amazed]

Joe Cocker, David Bowie,Glenn Frey and now Prince.

 

[Elio Amazed]

The one and only B.B. King too.

 

[Marshall]

The one and only B.B. King too.

At least we still have Barry Manilow...

 

[CompTrex]

"Let us continue to mourn Prince. But let us also mourn all of the other 78 people who will die today of an opiate drug overdose and let us, as a nation, ask our doctors to be more careful and to educate us more about the medications that they are prescribing to us or our loved ones."

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016...every-day-opiate-overdoses.html?intcmp=hplnws

 

[WilliamH]

"Let us continue to mourn Prince. But let us also mourn all of the other 78 people who will die today of an opiate drug overdose and let us, as a nation, ask our doctors to be more careful and to educate us more about the medications that they are prescribing to us or our loved ones."

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016...every-day-opiate-overdoses.html?intcmp=hplnws

What happened to Prince is a tragedy but this has been going on for a long time with various drugs.
Back in the mid 80s my brother and I became concerned because our mother was acting confused and we were getting reports from her neighbors. As a result, I drove to my mothers house and inventoried all of her meds. Then I sat down with a PDR (Physicians Desk Reference). After a couple of days I discovered that because of name brands, the doctor had inadvertently double dosed her with digitalis.
The doctor should have caught it. The pharmacist should have caught it. I finally caught it because she was acting strangely. We all have a responsibility to keep track of what we are taking. The doctors, pharmacists, and others are only human. They can make mistakes.
Trust, but verify.

 

[Marshall]

What happened to Prince is a tragedy but this has been going on for a long time with various drugs.
Back in the mid 80s my brother and I became concerned because our mother was acting confused and we were getting reports from her neighbors. As a result, I drove to my mothers house and inventoried all of her meds. Then I sat down with a PDR (Physicians Desk Reference). After a couple of days I discovered that because of name brands, the doctor had inadvertently double dosed her with digitalis.
The doctor should have caught it. The pharmacist should have caught it. I finally caught it because she was acting strangely. We all have a responsibility to keep track of what we are taking. The doctors, pharmacists, and others are only human. They can make mistakes.
Trust, but verify.

This hit's close to home. I just discovered I had been prescribed a new medication to replace one I was taking and the wrong medicine was discontinued causing me to double up one class of medication and go without another that I needed. I was hospitalized twice before discovering this error. I've never been the family pharmacist who knew the drugs. I just took them. But things have to change.

Thanks for the post.