The ISMP has updated its medication safety best practices list to include new recommendations on handling opioids and the override feature on automated drug dispensing cabinets used by hospitals.
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Pharmacists are sounding warnings about conditions at major chain pharmacies, which they say are increasing the risk of medication errors due to a culture that pushes as many drug refills as possible to raise sales.…
A new ISMP report lists the top ten medication errors and drug safety problems of 2019.…
A new report warns that consumers are finding generic drug names more confusing in recent years, which can lead to dangerous medication mistakes.…
The FDA warns that label differences between compounding pharmacies and traditional drug manufacturers may lead to dosing errors with injectable drugs.…
The CDC warns that some pharmacists may be confused over the differences between Zostavax and the new shingles vaccine, Shingrix, leading to vaccine administration errors.…
The FDA is warning of potential dosing errors with the antibacterial medication Avycaz, and is requiring new label warnings to clarify dosing.…
One lot of hydrocholrothiazide tablets is being recalled after a generic Plavix pill was found by a customer mixed in with the other medication, posing a serious health risk.…
The FDA has issued a draft guidance detailing its interpretation of new powers over compounding pharmacies.…
A fungal meningitis outbreak that sickened others could have been worse, the CDC reports, even as some patients still suffer side effects from the infections and the drugs used to fight it.…
