According to an article by Reuters, John Figueroa, CEO of Omnicare, a company that provides prescription drugs to hospitals and nursing homes, has resigned a month after the company was forced to pay a $50,000 settlement for allegedly distributing drugs to nursing home patients without a…
According to Pharmacy Practice News, a recent presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) reveals some shocking numbers: nearly 80% of serious medical errors that occur in intensive care units or ICUs are medication errors. These errors can cause serious…
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has recently reached a settlement with Omnicare, a Kentucky pharmaceutical service provider, in its lawsuit against the company. The suit claimed dispersal errors on the part of some Omnicare pharmacies, citing pre-signed and authorized prescription forms as a violation of…
According to the Washington Examiner, Kentucky recently passed a bill aimed at cutting down on prescription abuse and medication errors in the state. According to statistics, more than 1,000 people die in Kentucky every year due to a prescription overdose or error. If you or…
One of the more common types of medical malpractice that can happen is wrong-site surgery. Efforts to prevent it have been put in place, such as through the Universal Protocol mandate approved by the Joint Commission Board of Commissioners and put into effect in July…
A recent lawsuit filed on behalf of a family involving a loved one who developed sepsis because of a failure to remove a surgical suture is an example of what constitutes a wrongful death claim. The family of the victim is suingGeisingerMedicalCenterand 2 doctors after…