Blog Posts in 2011
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Posted on Dec 18, 2011 By Scott Distasio
According to Oregon health officials, an alarming number of pharmacists are confusing two very different prescription drugs. Over the last three months the drugs Trazadone, used to treat anxiety, ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2011 By Scott Distasio
A Miami man was admitted to the North Shore Medical Center's ICU after a dialysis session in July of 2010 when he experienced difficulty breathing. When he complained of an upset stomach, his ...
Continue reading "Hospital Patient Dies in Miami After Receiving Paralytic Instead of Antacid" »
Posted on Dec 11, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Part of a doctor's job is making sure his or her patient is not given the wrong medicines. Doctors make sure their patients are not on prescriptions that will interact badly with one another. They ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2011 By Scott Distasio
A new study shows four medication groups are responsible for two thirds of emergency hospitalizations for patients over 65. The New York Times reports the drugs are often prescribed, but difficult to ...
Continue reading "Four Commonly Used Medicines Cause Most Drug Related Hospitalizations for Older Adults" »
Posted on Dec 2, 2011 By Scott Distasio
October ended in tragedy for the family of six month old Amaan Ahmmad. The infant was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital in Brooklyn for treatment of a fever. Emergency room doctors determined ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2011 By Scott Distasio
York Hospital in central Pennsylvania is home to what industry experts are heralding as breakthrough technology. In this teaching hospital, the IV systems are computerized and automated, linking ...
Continue reading "Will Automated IV Systems Reduce Hospital Medication Errors?" »
Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By
Darlene Felt died in December 2010 after she repeatedly received the wrong dose of potassium chloride. While the drug can be used to treat chronic heart problems, potassium chloride is also used in ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By
A North Carolina woman, Lori Smith, went to the Rowan County Health Department last year when she developed flu-like symptoms. Diagnosed with pink eye, she was given a prescription for ...
Continue reading "CVS Gave Woman Ear Drops Instead of Eye Drops" »
Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By
Despite his pharmacology training and advocating on her behalf, Joe Graedon's mother, Helen, died when the hospital gave the wrong medication. He told caregivers repeatedly that she could not tolerate ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2011 By
Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, North Carolina has a new pharmacy team member, MACK. MACK, McKesson Automated Cartfill King, is an automated prescription dispensing system - a robot pharmacist. ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By
Ron Apenbrinck took his prescription for Hydrocodone to his local Walgreens expecting to get pain medication for his hernia. KMOV.com reported he was given the wrong medication by the pharmacy and he ...
Continue reading "Walgreens Pharmacy Error Nearly Costs A Man His Life" »
Posted on Oct 8, 2011 By
In an effort to reduce prescription drug addiction, the Florida government has cracked down on pain clinics, banning them from selling narcotic drugs to patients. As of July 1, 2011, clinics are only ...
Continue reading "Florida Pain Clinics Try to Avoid Regulation by Opening Pharmacies" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals has recalled 1.4 million packages of eight different birth control products. According to Reporter News, the company released a statement through the FDA explaining select ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2011 By
The downturn in the economy has affected everyone. Now not only is it affecting jobs and debt, it is interfering with some peoples' ability to get their prescription medications filled. The problem is ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2011 By
Eurekalert.org reported t he American Psychological Association's Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied published a special issue examining ways to reduce medical errors and improve patient ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2011 By
A new study reports more than 50 percent of all drug reactions treated in emergency rooms could have been prevented. Researchers in Sweden also reported many preventable drug mistakes, including ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By
At least 12 patients in the Miami area are suffering from serious eye infections potentially linked to a Hollywood, FL pharmacy's negligence. Modernmedicine.com reported the Florida Department of ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2011 By
A study by Johns Hopkins indicates that temporary emergency room workers pose a safety risk to the patients they are meant to help. In light of the national nursing shortage, many facilities hire ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2011 By
According to US Politics Today, medication errors are increasing and the aging population should be concerned. A report by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality indicates the number of ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2011 By
Florida has a reputation for being a "Pill Mill," - a state where it is relatively easy for abusers to access prescription drugs. Lawmakers have passed legislation in recent years to try to change ...
Continue reading "Florida Pharmacies Preparing for New Drug Tracking System" »
Posted on Aug 18, 2011 By
Informationweek.com reported recently on a study in the Journal of the American Medical Infometrics Association that shows electronic systems that are meant to reduce hospital medication errors might ...
Continue reading "Electronic Prescriptions in Hospitals May Increase Rather Than Decrease Medication Errors" »
Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By
Typically hospital patients see many people during their stays including nurses, doctors, radiologists, specialists, and technicians. While hospital pharmacists are often a part of the care routine, ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2011 By
Medpagetoday.com reported on a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine on how "trade dress" may be endangering public health. "Trade Dress" is the term for aspects of a product's ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2011 By
Bloomgberg.com reported recently that up to 12% of prescriptions sent electronically to pharmacies have some kind of doctor medication mistake. This is the same as the percentage of errors found in ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By
Tuesday the parents of a toddler who died after a hospital medication error filed suit against the Nebraska Medical Center where she was treated. The Omaha World Herald reported Almariah Izabel Duque ...
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