An intern pharmacist misread the prescription, entered the prescribed dose as one tablet twice daily, rather than 1.2 mmol twice daily.

A CVS spokesperson replied with a statement that said, in part, "When we learn of a prescription error, the first priority of our pharmacy teams is caring for the patient, taking steps to correct the ...

There has been a hearing set for Greenville Pharmacy for Dec. 2, where they are allowed to respond to the charges against them and produce evidence on their behalf. If the board finds any of the ...

Take the copy to the pharmacy when you pick up the medication. Open the bag before leaving the store and make sure the information on the bottle matches what your doctor prescribed.

State regulators faulted two hospitals in Southern California for medication errors that put patients at risk, including one who suffered a brain bleed after receiving repeated doses of blood thinner.

More than 131 million Americans take prescription drugs, but not all use their medicines correctly. Each year between seven and nine thousand people die due to medication errors. If you’re like ...

Focus Areas Include Wrong-Patient Errors, Barcode Verification, and Oral Methotrexate Dosing PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices on Jan. 27 released its list of the top 10 medication errors from 2020, selecting errors and hazards that have not only been consistently reported, but ...

"The California Medication Errors Reporting Program will produce data-driven insights about preventable adverse events that can drive broad systemic change," says Rita K. Jew, president of ISMP.

Cite this: Medication Errors in a Pharmacy-Based Bar-Code-Repackaging Center - Medscape - Jan 15, 2006.

Pharmacy technicians experiencing pandemic burnout, could lead to medication errors By Austin Williams Published February 14, 2022 6:00pm EST News ...

Initial-setup errors were defined as errors that were committed by one pharmacy technician and detected during the second pharmacy technician verification step while the medication was in the red ...