Pharmacy Errors Revealed in Tribune Investigation


Chicago-area pharmacies are missing dangerous drug combinations more than half the time. That is the finding of a new Chicago Tribune investigation.

Here to explain is one of the lead reporters on the story, Ray Long

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Also joining us is longtime pharmacist Don Janczak, who has worked in both retail and hospital settings and now oversees pharmacy services for the Mercy Health System in south central Wisconsin and northern Illinois.  


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