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BY WENDY EKUA QUANSAH

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

CVS stands for a Child Vitals Scare?

Well – after a mix-up consisting of the breast cancer fighting drug Tamoxifen instead chewable fluoride tablets, parents might just coin a new term for the second-largest chain of drugstores in the U.S. after Walgreen.

Between Dec. 20 and Feb. 20 at the CVS in Chatham, “about 50” children are likely to have received the wrong medication says CVS, according to the Associated Press.

While there have been no reports of relatable injuries, Mike DeAngelis, CVS’s director of public relations said in a statement, "The health and safety of our customers is our highest priority and we are deeply sorry for the mistake that occurred."

Earlier last week, DeAngelis told the press important steps, including contacting the families whose children received a fluoride prescription in the previous 60 days, have been taken to eradicate the unforeseeable error.

He said that "most of the families we have spoken to did not indicate that their children received any incorrect pills."

Even so, the company will continue the search.

"We are actively investigating this matter to determine how the mistake occurred in order to take corrective actions to prevent this from happening again," DeAngelis added.

According to the Press, the mix-up won’t have a negative impact on the children's health.