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 at the time of hospital admission than a patient realizes. A serious hospital mistake can lead to permanent injuries or…
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 ambulance team was dispatched to another hospital in order to transfer a critically ill newborn infant for critical care. During…
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 child had some physical impairments involving her vision and lower limbs, her cognitive abilities were not affected. Her intelligence was…
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 drugstore allegedly gave an elderly woman recovering from a recent surgery, and on several medications, a powerful and dangerous anticonvulsant…
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 he would suffer permanent damage due to the medication over-dosage error. Investigation has revealed that the mistake occurred at the…
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 taking the wrong medication. The review &/or interview of patients in the study revealed that medication dosage errors were also…