. >> parents who thought they were picking up flouride pills were actually getting tamoxifen. a powerful breast cancer drug. >> what's that like, chemotherapy? >> it's similar to chemo therapy. it's more toxic than a fluoride vitamin. >> reporter: it's not easy to tell the difference between them. they're small, both white. which is why if they did get switched up, the only way to catch the mistake is with the eye of a trained, skilled pharmacist. but here, somehow the mix-up went on undetected for at least two months, exposing more and more kids. >> i would be furious. to be extra vigilant about pills for your family, pharmacist says visit websites at the national institute of health. where you can check the numbers engraved on the pills to make sure they match. >> cvs says they are deeply sorry about the mistake, and so far, no reports of any kids getting sick, but then there's the case of a mother who kept telling her kid to take the pills despite a bitter taste. she said she's so sick to her stomach over it all, that she doesn't want to speak out publicly. >> she's trying