Medication errors have been prevalent in hospitals because drugs are so frequently used for patients. Still, this fact does not justify the many preventable injuries and deaths that may occur when the incorrect medication or wrong dosage is administered. Roughly 10%...
Medication Errors
$28 million victory for victims of Xarelto blood thinner
Consumers harmed by the blood thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban) won a significant victory in a Pennsylvania court earlier this week. A Philadelphia jury issued a $27.8 million verdict against the drug's manufacturers, Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson. The award included...
Medication errors may lead to serious injury
As Colorado residents may know, medication errors may result in serious consequences when a mistake is made in either the prescription or lack of information concerning interactions. Patients who take medication may protect themselves by becoming familiar with the...
Junior Seau’s death medication related
Colorado football fans might remember a little more than two years ago when former linebacker and 12-time NFL Pro Bowl selection Junior Seau committed suicide. At the time of his death, it was reported that he had been using the prescription sleep aid Ambien. Reports...
Testosterone therapy may be fatal medication error for some men
Colorado men who are prescribed treatment for low testosterone are often able to apply a cream, a gel or a patch to their skin and see benefits. However, for some men this might be considered a medication error because heightened levels of the male hormone could...
FDA to make information about medication problems more accessible
Colorado residents will soon find it easier to research medications and the problems associated with them. The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, have announced a new initiative called openFDA that is intended to make the agency's database of injuries and...
Dangers of sleeping pills
Prescription sleeping aids provide short-term relief, but they may be dangerous in the long run. People in Colorado who take them may want to take not of one woman's story of how she lost her father. The man lost his life while taking the sleep-aid Zolpidem, which...
Medication errors frighteningly common
Colorado residents may be surprised to learn just how common medication errors are, some of which can even be fatal. Something as small as a doctor moving the decimal point can lead to a deadly medication error. For this reason, hospitals have set up systems that...
Check prescriptions to avoid medication errors
Because medical providers see a large amount of patients within a short amount of time, the likelihood of prescription medication errors is more common than most Colorado residents might think. In addition, the doctor does not write many prescriptions; instead, they...
Pharmaceutical errors can be costly
Pharmacists are among the most trusted professionals in the nation, but sometimes a prescription is filled incorrectly with the wrong dose or medication. A diabetes patient was recently given a 1.25 level instead of the prescribed 1.50. As a result, the person's blood...