Seema Jaitly defines what constitutes a medication error and explains the process for accurate recording and reporting so that risks can be assessed and reduced ...

1 Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA 2 Department of Public Health, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA 3 Department of ...

1 Brigham and Women's Hospital Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Importance Medication computerised ...

Pain medication sold at Walmart is being recalled across the country due to an error that could have "fatal" consequences, the FDA says.

Dr. Sabina Braithwaite presented strategies to reducing medication errors at EMS Today in Baltimore, Md. Braithwaite, the EMS system medical director for Wichita-Sedgwick County, Kansas, discussed ...

Objective: To systematically review empirical evidence on the prevalence and nature of medication administration errors (MAEs) in health care settings. Data Sources: Ten electronic databases ...

The relationship between SVAA and Hinckley Medical also has fostered collaborative development. As a beta tester for OneDose’s cardiac arrest component, SVAA has provided invaluable feedback, helping ...

A study has revealed an estimated 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year, and avoidable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause hundreds of deaths. Researchers from the ...

Emerging technologies have been recommended as potential mechanisms for reducing medication errors. Critical evaluations of the impact of these new technologies on medication errors and other ...

Batches of antibiotic medication are being recalled from suppliers after they were found to contain an extra tablet.

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has sanctioned several Iowa pharmacists for medication-dispensing errors and other alleged regulatory violations. One of the cases pertains Cedar Rapids pharmacist Thomas ...