My adult child went to pick up a prescription and no paperwork was included

[oregonjen]

No side effect info, how to take, etc

Is this part of the new CDC blackout or an error with the pharmacy?

[maxsolomon]

1. I get asked every time I pick up a scrip: "do you want the paperwork?"

if it's a renewal, I say no.

it could be an error by your adult child. it could be an error by your pharmacy.

it is not "the new CDC blackout", whatever that is.

[oregonjen]

2. I read that pharmacies are no longer giving out vaccine info after administering them on order from CDC

Maybe that’s not correct then?

[maxsolomon]

5. did your adult child pick up a vaccine for you?

you mean this?

or this? https://www.cppdocs.org/blog/upcoming-changes-to-vaccine-information-statements-vis/

[oregonjen]

6. My child picked up a new prescription, not a vaccine

However, I was equating the CDC’s lack of vaccine info to not requiring the pharmacy to hand out drug info paperwork.

[maxsolomon]

9. Just call the pharmacy and ask for it.

they'll mail it to you.

[Raftergirl]

3. I wish I didn't get the paperwork at CVS. Tons of paper to put in the shredder.

[oregonjen]

4. Of course, but a new prescription, being unfamiliar with the medicine, it's nice to have

[Raftergirl]

8. You can go online and read everything you need to know about any drug. It's a massive waste of paper, imo.

[WillowTree]

7. Did you check with the pharmacist?

[oregonjen]

10. I didn't, no. She's an adult. She had called the pharmacy after to get more info

I was just inquiring with the awesome people on DU if the CDC had issued a statement to not hand out info or if it was the pharmacy that forgot to include it.

[sakabatou]

11. For me, that information is glued onto the bottle, or included as a packet.

[Oneear]

12. Google the Name of the Drug

That will get you to the Side Effects

[BannonsLiver]

13. I was on a jury that awarded a woman $100,000 because that was not included