A new tool could be on the horizon for identifying drugs that have similar names in order to help cut down on errors caused when prescription drugs are mixed up—or even preventing drugs from having ...

RaDonda Vaught’s conviction for a fatal medication error is drawing newfound attention to the technological vulnerabilities of electronic medication cabinets ...

Pharmacists will partner with patients and doctors in a new national project to reduce patient medication errors that frequently occur during hospital stays. Image Credit: University of South ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University will launch what is believed to be the nation's first expert team to investigate serious medication errors and provide recommendations for prevention. "The Food and ...

Findings indicate that such software can dramatically improve patient safety during surgery. A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...

Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, ...

Children are at risk of serious medication errors from electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) systems, despite the belief that they are safer than traditional prescribing practices ...

More than 237 million medication errors are made every year in England, the avoidable consequences of which cost the NHS upwards of £98 million and more than 1700 lives every year, indicate national ...

Each year, medication errors are responsible for 7,000 patient deaths and cost the healthcare system $2 billion. Even more shocking, perhaps, is the knowledge that nearly 50% of potential medication ...