Blog Posts in September, 2011
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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