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CVS Pharmacy in Chatham, New Jersey. (credit: CBS 2)

CVS Prescription Mix-Up Under Investigation

The state attorney general’s office has begun a preliminary investigation into a CVS pharmacy’s mistaken distribution of pills for the treatment of breast cancer to children.

2012/03/03

CVS Pharmacy in Chatham, New Jersey. (credit: CBS 2)

Pharmacist: Misleading CVS Caremark Card May Have Led To Cancer Pill-Fluoride Mix-Up

CVS Pharmacy is the second largest drug store chain in the United States. So to hear about a major medication mix-up at its location in Chatham, N.J., has a lot of people who live in that area on edge.

2012/03/02

CVS Pharmacy in Chatham, New Jersey. (credit: CBS 2)

Children’s Medication Mixed-Up With Cancer Drugs At CVS Pharmacy In N.J.

CVS pharmacy said its Chatham location may have given as many as 50 families the breast cancer fighting drug Tamoxifen, instead of fluoride tablets for children, over the last 60 days.

2012/03/01

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