Pharmacists-General Hospital
Beware of drug names that look, sound alike
Celebrex or Celexa? 1,500 common meds have caused mix-ups, study says
Date:
09/01/2008
, Publication:
MSNBC
, Author:
LURAN NEERGAARD AP
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26497545/
Five ways to avoid medication mistakes
Institute of Medicine: Medication errors harm at least 1.5 million people annually...Know exactly what your doctor is prescribing, its dosage and frequency...
Date:
11/29/2007
, Publication:
CNN
, Author:
Elizabeth Cohen
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/29/ep.medication.mistakes/index.html
Concerns rise over care at retail health clinics
AMA warns of conflict of interest, docs worry health probs may be missed
Date:
08/10/2007
, Publication:
MSNBC
, Author:
Associated Press
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20215467/
'Robodocs' Stand-In for Human Docs at Patients' Bedsides
Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
Date:
07/13/2007
, Publication:
Fox News
, Author:
Associated Press
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289257,00.html
Blocking bloopers on the hospital side-What is the industry doing to prevent errors?
Kasey Thompson, Pharm.D., director of patient safety at ASHP, believes that training and educating pharmacy technicians is crucial in order to reduce med errors...
Date:
07/09/2007
, Publication:
Drug Topics
, Author:
Sandra Levy
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=438822
FDA's Winckler talks about the agency's goals
In September 2006, Susan Winckler, R.Ph., J.D., joined the Food & Drug Administration as acting chief of staff.
Date:
06/21/2007
, Publication:
Drug Topics
, Author:
Sandra Levy
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426519
Early to Rise: A.M. Hypertension and Home BP Monitoring
After completing this continuing education article, the pharmacist should be able to:
Date:
06/08/2007
, Publication:
Pharmacy Times
, Author:
Robert Lee Page II, PharmD, BCPS, FASCP, FSGC, CGP
http://www.pharmacytimes.com/Article.cfm?Menu=1&ID=4628
R.Ph.s vital in treating tough hospital infections
Drug-resistant infections remain a major concern for most hospitals.
Date:
06/07/2007
, Publication:
Drug Topics Health-System Edition
, Author:
Anthony Vecchione
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426505
R.Ph.s can boost their hospitals' performance
...especially in the areas of discharge counseling and curtailing the use of confusing abbreviations.
Date:
06/07/2007
, Publication:
Drug TopicsHealth-System Edition
, Author:
Anthony Vecchione
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426508
Pharmacies are ready for the next natural disaster
One of the responses has been the development of the recently announced ICERx (In Case of Emergency Rx, www.icerx.org/) prescription database.
Date:
05/21/2007
, Publication:
Drug Topics
, Author:
Reid Paul
http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=426516
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