Recent Posts in Incorrect Dosage Category
Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Scott Distasio
At the Pediatric Academic Society's annual meeting this past Saturday, the findings of a new study were presented. According to the study, children are much more likely to receive the wrong dose ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Over the past few years, more and more doctors have stopped writing prescriptions for their patients. Instead, they dispense the necessary medicines in their offices. This process has raised some ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Scott Distasio
I recently discussed the dual problems of accidental overdose in children and accidental overdose of acetaminophen. The Food and Drug Administration's attempts at reducing the risk of both may ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2012 By Scott Distasio
The results of a new study on the dangers of acetaminophen has revealed “staggered overdoses” may be just as dangerous as a single, larger overdose . A “staggered overdose” ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control have found that a high number of children suffer from accidental overdoses each year. More than 60,000 kids are treated in U.S. emergency rooms because ...
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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. ...
Continue reading "Home Health Patients at Higher Risk of Medication Interactions" »
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 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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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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Posted on Jun 13, 2011 By
Doctor prescription errors are some of the most common errors related to medications and can often be traced back to illegible writing. Busy doctors do not also make sure the name of the medication ...
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Posted on May 31, 2011 By
As a Florida Medication Error attorney , I know how important it is for patients to be aware of their medications and dosages. Understanding how much medication to take and how often it needs to be ...
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Posted on May 4, 2011 By Scott Distasio
New York Times writer Tara Parker-Pope recently wrote about the drastic increase in Medication mistakes in recent years. In 2008, 1.9 million people were affected by Medication side effects, because ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Many Pharmacies fill more than 10,000 medication orders in one day. As part of the process pharmacists or pharmacy assistants have to sort through thousands of different medications that often look ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Scott Distasio
A Lee county family was awarded a $19.2 million verdict, in a medical malpractice suit. In 2007 Kiarra Smith was born premature at HealthPark Medical Center. As a result, her physician ordered her to ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Scott Distasio
Arsula Samson, 80, was given ten times the amount of potassium chloride in a fatal hospital prescription error . The staff nurse pumped 50ml of the drug over half an hour, instead of the prescribed ...
Continue reading "Potassium Chloride Overdose At A Hospital Causes the Death Of An 80 Year Old." »
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By
Doctors at the Albany Medical Center did a study of more than 2,000 near miss prescription errors . Crystal Phend wrote an article about this study for MedPage Today , which takes a more in depth look ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2011 By
At University Hospital of North Staffordshire, in England, Olive Hamer was killed due to being given double the amount of prescription blood thinners. Catherine Ball of The Sentinel wrote an article ...
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