Purpose: The impact of an interactive CD-ROM program on the rate of medication administration errors made by nurses was studied. Methods: This randomized, controlled, nonblinded study was conducted at ...

A female Pharmacist scanning pill box. Barcode technology can reduce medication errors by ensuring that the right drug is administered to the right patient at the right time, in the right dose, using ...

Many of us are guilty of keeping leftover painkillers from a surgery or old injury in the medicine cabinet instead of throwing them out, but is it safe to reach for them months or years later when a ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the cost associated with medication errors is estimated at $42 billion annually or almost 1% of total global health expenditure. In keeping with the ...

Only one Stanislaus County hospital received an "A" grade in a new national report evaluating patient safety at medical ...

Hand-washing, patient falls and injuries and collapsed lungs were cited as areas of concern for metro-east area hospitals this autumn, according to a watchdog report released Nov. 16. The Leapfrog ...

CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that it plans to install 100 medication disposal units in select pharmacies over the next year, the latest measure ...

“We made the decision in recent years not to participate in this safety rating system and have not provided full data for it to measure against, which is the sole reason for this decline,” she said.

The MoU with Nagaland Drugs Control Administration marks IPC’s first such agreement with any agency in the North Eastern ...

Medication abortion patients who receive pills by mail without first getting an ultrasound do just as well as those who are examined and given the drugs in person, new research from UC San Francisco ...