Hi Tennessee Girl!
The generic manufacturer of Digitek sent out a press release two weekends ago to all drug distributors that there is a possibility that some lots may contain an inconsistent amount of active ingredient. Immediately upon receiving this information, every pharmacy I know, including Walgreens who I work for, pulled this drug from the shelf and began substituting the brand name drug Lanoxin, or Digoxin. We began the process of contacting everyone in our computers who we have record of having dispensed Digitek to within that time frame.
The good news is that there is no report of anyone having experienced anything outside of normal. All retail pharmacies give out this drug hundreds of times every month, and if there had been a major mess up at the manufacturing plant there would be stories out there by now (especially because Big Pill is such a target of hate.)
Make sure Mom is getting the new replacement, either the brand name Lanoxin or the generic Digoxin. And if it will make her feel better she can talk to the doc, and schedule a check up if she hasn’t been feeling well. I have not seen any doctors make any changes to prescriptions.
Sorry for the freak out! I always wonder whats it like on the other side of the counter. I promise, no one is trying to kill you!
(Oh, and it’s not letting me read the article because I’m not a member. But it’s from WedMD, which is a commercial site and not something I base my decisions on, and it has a sensationalist tone. I’m going by real life. I’ve worked 200 hours since this news came out and I’m telling you what I’ve experienced during my evil overtime stretch.)
Perhaps, you mean Walgreens has no report of anyone having experienced anything outside of normal. However, "The FDA is alerting doctors and the public to the recall via its MedWatch program. The agency notes that several reports of illness and injury have been reported."