New FDA guidance seeks to lay out best practices for compounding pharmacies to meet sanitary and cleanliness standards, and prevent potential outbreaks or medication contamination.…
Labeling problems and confusion has led to a number of medication errors linked to three drugs, whose overdoses or incorrect application could lead to serious injuries and death, according to a new ISMP report.…
In the rush to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, some dangerous drugs may be going out without proper warning labels, experts warn.…
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.…
