Medication errors refer to mistakes in prescribing, dispensing and giving medications. They injure hundreds of thousands of people every year in the United States. Yet most medication errors can be ...

The nurse mistakenly administered 120 milligrams of morphine to the wrong patient. This month, we look at a recent case out of Nevada where the court was asked to ...

In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication ...

Incidence of medication problems and their harm potential following hospital discharge among pediatric patients with epilepsy were not significantly different for individuals who received discharge ...

More than 237 million medication errors are made every year in England, the avoidable consequences of which cost the NHS upwards of £98 million and more than 1700 lives every year, indicate national ...

Rockville, Md., December 4, 2008 — In a decision to focus full attention and resources on its core standards-setting activities, USP will transfer its reporting programs, MEDMARX® and the Medication ...

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Credit: Getty Images. The discovery evidence in this case, particularly the deposition evidence, made it clear that the plaintiff had a strong case against the hospital. Mistakes happen. They happen ...

Vanderbilt patient was accidentally given vecuronium, a drug used in death row executions Feds: Doctors later told medical examiner that the medication error was ...

CARROLL, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - After being cited for hundreds of medication errors, an Iowa care facility for intellectually disabled adults has had its license placed on conditional status ...