Medication Errors

Absolutely! The pills could be perfectly fine—just manufactured by a different company or a generic brand rather than the popular brand. Then again, they could be the wrong medication. Get in touch with your father’s doctor right away, and express your concerns. Point out that…

While there is no way to guarantee that your child will not experience a medication mistake in his lifetime, there are a few ways you can reduce the risk of a prescription drug overdose. By knowing how children suffer these mistakes at home, you can…

Better to sound like a fool than to get sick or even die because of your reluctance to ask—and you won’t sound like a fool! I’ve often heard teachers say that the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. Patients have to take…

You’re right: you really must report the error. If it happened to you, it may happen to someone else, and he or she might not catch the error in time to prevent serious health consequences. Here is what to do: Go online to the Institute…

There are a number of reasons why senior citizens suffer harmful medication mistakes. Unfortunately, elderly people are not only more likely to suffer these medication errors, they are also more likely to suffer permanent injuries as a result—putting them at lethal risk every time they…

Intrathecal chemotherapy is used to treat cancer in the central nervous system. Because chemotherapy drugs generally will not pass through the blood-brain barrier, treatment for some forms of leukemia and lymphoma are introduced directly into the cerebrospinal fluid. The medication may be given via a…