Blog Posts in October, 2011
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 ...
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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 ...
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