The frequency of analgesic drug errors in hospitals is nearly three per 1,000 prescriptions, according to a news release by American Pain Society. Researchers at Albany (New York) Medical Center ...

Willingness of older people with cancer to participate in cancer clinical trials is not a barrier to accrual No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

When doctors prescribe medication for us, we expect it to help in some way. We might hope that it will cure a condition or help minimize problems like pain. At the very least, we would expect it to ...

Researchers used a prototype reporting system designed by investigators from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine to study causes of medication errors and adverse drug ...

Nurses were more likely to be responsible for medication errors in EDs, according to a study published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. • Physicians were responsible for 24 percent of errors, ...

Despite evidence showing that the causes of medication errors can be traced back to multiple factors in the healthcare setting, healthcare professionals still often feel the blame on them. In a new ...

Research on trends and characteristics of medication errors in emergency departments showed, among other things, that nurses were more likely to be responsible for this type of medical error, ...

Medication safety is evolving with smarter systems, patient engagement, and digital tools working together to reduce errors and improve care. From creating accurate medicine lists to leveraging AI and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former Tennessee nurse is guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a patient who was accidentally given the wrong medication, a jury found Friday. She was also ...