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Medication Error
Palm Garden of Pinellas Medical Error Lawsuits and Citations: Resident Administered Wrong Dosage
A newly admitted resident was sent to the hospital after Palm Garden of Pinellas did not ensure insulin orders were...
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Medication Error
Eye Infections Linked to Pharmacy With History of Errors
At any pharmacy you visit, you generally assume that the medications you are being given are safe - they have...
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Medication Error
Mail Order Pharmacy Dangers
The use of mail-order pharmacies has become increasingly popular in the last few years. Some health insurance companies even require...
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Medication Error
Failing to Adjust Medication Dosages
In this series, we have explored some of the many different ways that a patient might suffer harm as a...
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Medication Error
Taking a Medication That Is Not Safe for You
Top 10 medication errors. There are many reasons why a medication might be considered an unsafe medicine for a particular...
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Medication Error
Top 10 Medication Errors – Insulin Overdose
In hospitals, among the top 10 medication errors are insulin overdose and other insulin errors. Patients living with diabetes can...
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Medication Error
Getting the Wrong Dosage from Pharmacist or Doctor in Florida
The number of people who are made sick each year by medication errors is staggering. There is no mandatory reporting...
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Medication Error
Medications With Similar Components Cause Accidental Overdose in Florida
One of the top 10 drug errors is accidental overdoses by taking drugs with similar components. Many medications have similar...
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Medication Error
Taking Multiple Drugs That Interact With Each Other
Medication errors are preventable, but happen far too often. Over 1.5 million people suffer from the effects of a medication mistake...
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Medication Error
Pre-Filled Medication Cartridges Could Cause Overdose
Modern technology has streamlined many aspects of life and medicine is no exception. Advances in both knowledge and equipment have...
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Medication Error
Confusing Two Different Medications With Similar Names
Medication mistakes are more common than most people realize. While some who are given the wrong medicine do not suffer severe...
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Medication Error
Pharmacy Errors More Common Than People Believe
Every day, patients around the developed world put their trust in pharmacists. These men and women have gone through years...
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Medication Error
Rite Aid’s Wellness Ambassador Program Raises Concerns About Pharmacy Mistakes
If you are traveling and fall ill, you may find yourself at a Rite Aid pharmacy looking for relief. You...
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Medication Error
Eye Drops and Wart Remover With Similar Sounding Names Results in Prescription Error
If a doctor prescribes you a medication and you take that order to a pharmacy, you do not expect to...
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Medication Error
Pharmacy Errors Lawsuits and Citations: Nursing Home Linked to Illegal Kickbacks
An investigation by the California Department of Public Health uncovered numerous pharmacy errors made in nursing homes. During the course of...
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Medication Error
Pharmacist Medication Review During Hospital Stay May Reduce Errors
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists examined a program in which hospital pharmacists were involved in discharging patients. According to the...
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Medication Error
Hospital’s Drug Storage Mistake Puts Thousands At Risk
California Health Department investigation uncovered a medication storage problem at Kaiser Foundation Hospital South San Fransisco. The investigation began when...
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Medication Error
FDA Lawyers Want to Regulate Florida Pharmacy Errors
In previous blogs, I have written extensively about how Franck’s Pharmacy caused the overdose and death of 21 polo horses...
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Medication Error
CVS Gave Woman Ear Drops Instead of Eye Drops
Carolina woman, Lori Smith, went to the Rowan County Health Department last year when she developed flu-like symptoms. Diagnosed with...
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Medication Error
Mother’s Death Due to Hospital Drug Mistake Prompts Book
Despite his pharmacology training and advocating on her behalf, Joe Graedon's mother, Helen, died when the hospital gave the wrong medication....
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Medication Error
Walgreens Pharmacy Error Nearly Costs A Man His Life
Penbrinck took his prescription for Hydrocodone to his local Walgreens expecting to get pain medication for his hernia. KMOV.com reported...
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Medication Error
Distasio Law Firm Client Brings A Pharmacy Error Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Walgreens
Distasio law firm clients recently filed a lawsuit against Walgreens alleging an error in filling their mother's prescription medicine caused...
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Medication Error
Pharmacy Gives Pregnant Woman the Wrong Prescription, May Cause a Miscarriage or Birth Defects
Eway pharmacy error may cause a pregnant woman to miscarry or have a child with severe birth defects. Mareena Silva,...
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Medication Error
Common Issues Causing Hospital Prescription Errors
Doctors at the Albany Medical Center did a study of more than 2,000 near miss prescription errors. Crystal Phend wrote...
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