Blog Posts in July, 2011
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 ...
Continue reading "Should Generic Drugs Look Like Their Brand-name Counterparts?" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Electronic Prescriptions May Not Reduce Prescription Errors" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Toddler Dies After Heparin Drug Overdose" »
Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By
In a sister blog to this one I have discussed the potential consequences the proposed Medicaid cuts will have on Florida nursing homes. While the budget reductions will have a significant impact on ...
Continue reading "Pharmacists Concerned About Medicaid Changes" »
Posted on Jul 1, 2011 By
It is not uncommon anymore for people to go without a primary care physician or physician's group to coordinate care. It can be difficult to find a good doctor after moving or changing jobs and health ...
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