Because her appointment was not for a few days, she put the bottle in the medicine cabinet at home. Before she left for her dental appointment, she accidentally picked the Valium bottle instead of the Tri-Mox bottle from the medicine cabinet and took 12 tablets. Then, while driving to her appointment, she blacked out, and her car hit a tree. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured. At the emergency room, during the accident investigation, Valium was found in her urine specimen, and her mistake was discovered.
Most prescription bottles look alike-they're usually amber colored with white caps and labels.
For that reason, you have to read the labels every time you take a medication. This accident didn't have to happen, but the rest of us should learn the lesson, too.