Four steps to improve your prescription medication/drug safety
Recent study shows some doctors and drug companies over-hype drug benefits
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Drugs and medications
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
What happens when there is a medication error at a hospital
In 2017, the Joint Commission announced a new National Patient Safety Goal to improve hospital medication safety
Medication prescription errors can cause permanent injuries or death
Practical tips that we have learned from medical malpractice lawsuits that can help keep your family safe
New FDA contraindications & warnings on Tramadol & Codeine for young people
It is medical malpractice for doctors to prescribe & pharmacies to fill Tramadol & Codeine prescriptions in some situations
Some hospitals are set up to allow physician medication errors
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) says that medication errors cause at least one death a day and injure 1.3 million people a year
Antibiotic medications are not risk free
20% of hospitalized patients have at least one adverse drug event after being given antibiotics
The dangerous risks of opioid painkillers like Dilaudid and morphine
Manufacturer drug labels warn of the risk of deadly respiratory depression
Epidural steroid injections come with life-changing risks
If the surgeon injects too deep or in the wrong place, it can cause paralysis or death