Pharmacy malpractice: Pharmacist fills prescription at 15 times the prescribed dosage
Learn three things that you can do to improve your prescription drug safety
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Drugs and medications
Three factors affecting anesthesia safety and malpractice in the operating room
Medical journal article reports that changing operating room medication labels can prevent mix-ups
Learn which high blood pressure medications raise pancreatic cancer risk by 66% in women
Baylor College of Medicine study highlights risk of short-acting calcium channel blockers
How to minimize the risk of medication errors when filling a prescription
Always take advantage of pharmacist counseling when you pick up new medications
Why it may be dangerous for your doctor to prescribe Cipro or Levaquin
FDA: Cipro, Levaquin, and other drugs in their class are associated with permanent injuries and should only be prescribed in limited circumstances
New study exposes Texas nursing home anti-psychotic drug over-medication problem
Nationally, around 180,000 nursing home residents per week are given anti-psychotic drugs, even though they have no psychiatric condition
Anesthesia and deep sedation increase colonoscopy risk
Propofol or deep sedation for colonoscopies increases costs and risk
Four steps to improve your prescription medication/drug safety
Recent study shows some doctors and drug companies over-hype drug benefits
Overmedication causes death of Marine veteran at VA hospital
Overmedication causes death of Marine veteran at VA hospital
Three tips to protect yourself from potentially deadly pharmacy errors
Lawsuit: Walgreens gives man wrong medication, altering his brain function and causing suicide attempt