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drugs and medications
Asking questions gets you key information about medication purposes and risks.
Patient alleges pharmacy filled prescription at over 50,000 times the dosage prescribed by her doctor
One of the first signs of overmedication is often a change in behavior, or altered mental status
American Dental Association: Dentists prescribe 12% of all opioid pain medications
Pharmacy gives Houston woman another person's prescription by mistake
Pharmacist mistakes may happen more often than you think
Medical malpractice happens when sensitive anticoagulation medications aren't carefully prescribed and monitored within narrow ranges
Did a hospital camouflage the truth after a patient death in Christmas 2017?
Since 2000, over 300,000 Americans have died from opioid overdoses
Some healthcare providers routinely do a poor job of medication reconciliation, putting patients at risk