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Posted on Dec 16, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Medication errors can have deadly consequences. Whether the pharmacist dispensed the wrong drug or the doctor prescribed the wrong dose the side effects can be life changing, even life threatening. ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In the aftermath of the meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated injections, a new study published in American Health & Drug Benefits uncovers the costs of injectable medication errors. While ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2012 By Scott Distasio
It is fairly common knowledge that when taking multiple medications, there is a chance that the drugs react badly with each other. Doctors must take precautions when treating patients so they do not ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Between 1996 and 2006, the number of visits to United States Emergency Rooms rose to approximately 120 million annually. This is concerning because hospital medication errors occur twice as often in ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A recent survey done in the United Kingdom found that over 90 percent of pharmacists made an error in the last 12 months. There were approximately 750 survey participants and most admitted to making ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A new study indicates the rate of hospital drug errors HIV patients experienced at one hospital was reduced by 93 percent when the facility implemented an electronic medical record (EMR). Researchers ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2012 By Scott Distasio
The multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak that has been linked to mistakes made in a compounding pharmacy continues to grow as new information is uncovered. The number of contaminated medication ...
Continue reading "Meningitis Outbreak Linked to MA Pharmacy Negligence Continues to Grow" »
Posted on Oct 15, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Christina Torres filled her son's prescription for Ritalin at Felicity Pharmacy in the Bronx, NY. She was accustomed to receiving the generic version, methylphenidate, and did not question the ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Cholesterol is a necessary substance found in the body's blood. Having too much cholesterol, however, can lead to the development of fatty deposits in the blood vessels which increases the risk of ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2012 By Scott Distasio
It is becoming increasingly common for pregnant women to develop high blood pressure, also known as gestational hypertension. Associated with 2-3 percent of all pregnancies, high blood pressure can ...
Continue reading "Some Pregnant Women Being Prescribed Potentially Unsafe Drugs to Treat High Blood Pressure" »
Posted on Aug 28, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In October 2011, the Humble Surgical Hospital in Humble, TX hired a new director of pharmacy to address a growing number of hospital medication errors. In addition to running the facility's ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2012 By Scott Distasio
A medication mistake can be made with any drug. But opioids – including morphine, hydromorphone, codeine, and Fentanyl – are among the most common drugs responsible for adverse drug ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Electronic health records (EHR) and other advances of technology have been touted by many as the solution to medication mistakes. These computer systems are meant to prevent patients from getting the ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2012 By Scott Distasio
When Adela Arvizu of Willcox, Arizona developed pneumonitis in 2009, she was rushed to Northern Cochise Community Hospital (NCCH) for treatment. Arvizu complained of hip pain due to a preexisting hip ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Each year, in order to learn more about professional responsibility, first year pharmacy students at Auburn University attend a mock trial as part of their orientation. The trials are based on actual ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Earlier this year, Gregory Klonowski was indicted in an Orlando federal court on more than a dozen charges, including aggravated identity theft. He pleaded guilty to three of them Tuesday. An Arizona ...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Medication errors are a real problem and have been for years. iHealthBeat reports that the 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) study helped focus national attention on the issue. In that study, the IOM ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Manufactured by the company, Pfizer, Celebrex is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly used to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and various other types of pain in adults. ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Due to a shortage of certain prescription medications, some patients may find themselves at risk. Manufacturing problems have caused these kinds of shortages intermittently since 2007. In order to ...
Continue reading "Patients in Two States Contract Illnesses After Receiving Medication from Clinic Staff" »
Posted on Jul 15, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, and other psychological ailments, Paxil is an SSRI, a selective serotonin reputake inhibitor. It helps to balance the serotonin levels in the brain. Many ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2012 By Scott Distasio
Theresa Oden visited Springhill Memorial hospital on the morning of November 7, 2008 for diagnostic work. After tests revealed the necessity, she underwent a successful cardiac bypass surgery that ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2012 By Scott Distasio
In many hospitals across the country, patients who are about to be discharged meet with a hospital pharmacist. These meetings are designed to reduce the rate of medication errors that occur once a ...
Continue reading "Pharmacist Intervention Does Not Reduce Medication Errors in Heart Patients After Hospitalization" »
Posted on Jul 3, 2012 By Scott Distasio
The internet has revolutionized life as we know it. With a click of the mouse, you can bring up the local news of the day, listen to the latest music, read a new book, or do hundreds of other ...
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Posted on Jun 29, 2012 By Scott Distasio
The first article in this series discussed drug errors that can occur when two medications have similar names. Whether the names sound close to one another or have similar spellings, this kind of ...
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Posted on Jun 26, 2012 By Scott Distasio
There are many reasons why a doctor may need to change a drug's dosage. If a patient's still suffers symptoms, a dosage increase may be warranted. Changes in a patient's general health may ...
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