Medication Errors

Medication Errors Occur at Hospital Admission More Common Than Patient Knows

According to Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Archives journals, potential dangerous medication errors are more common...

Medication Errors at Children’s Hospital Results in Infant Death

The death of an infant at a childrens hospital was due to a medication error in a non-emergency situation. The hospital explained that its neonatal...

Jury Finds Pharmacy’s Medication Error Caused Child’s Brain Damage

The victim who suffered brain damage as a result of the pharmacy’s medication error was a 6-year old girl with cerebral palsy. Although the young...

CVS Pharmacy Sued for Second Time in One Week

A neighborhood CVS pharmacy was sued two times during one week for having improperly filled and dispensed the wrong medication to its customers. The CVS...

8-Year Old Overdoses Due to Pharmacy Medication Mistake

An 8-year old boy was taken to the hospital after he was given the wrong dosage of medicine. It was unknown at the time whether...

Wrong Medication Given to Half of Elderly or Senior Patients

A recent study that was conducted, based on a review of drugs taken by a group of elderly patients,  found that more than half were...