- Man Sues CVS for Pharmacy Misfill
- Forum Guidance Leads FDA to Help Reduce Medication Errors
- Woman Sues Walgreens for Seizure Medication Pharmacy Error
- Drug Alert Warns Epinephrine Syringe Shortage Could Lead to Dosing Error Risks
- Man Dies After Receiving Overdose of Drug in Hospital
- “July Effect” Study—Report Suggests July is the Worst Month for Fatal Medication Errors
- Medication Mistake Causes Accident Death and Takes Toddler’s Life
- Family Sues UPMC Hospital for Medication Mistake that Led to Wrongful Death
- Patient Sues Wal-Mart Pharmacy for Prescription Mix-Up
- Actor Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter Healthcare Again Over Near-Fatal Drug Error
- FDA Accuses Franck’s Pharmacy of Illegal Compounding
- The Problem of Prescription Language Translations in Pharmacies
- Second Major Recall for J&J—FDA Found Manufacturing Violations in Children’s OTC Drugs
- Electronic Prescriptions and the Path to Preventing Medication Errors
- Study Shows E-Prescribing Significantly Reduces Prescription Errors
- Hollywood Prescription Drug Abuse —Illegal Drug Rackets and “Doctor Shopping”
- Baltimore, Maryland Pharmacist Sentenced for Selling Illegal Prescription Drugs to Dealer
- Pharmacy Error in English-Spanish translated Drug Labels and Instructions
- Doctors Discover Millions of Patients Got Heart Pills Unapproved by F.D.A.
- AHRQ Tips for Preventing Medical Mistakes with Children
- Keeping Children Safe—Eliminating Mistakes from the Children’s Healthcare Industry
- Eight-Year Old Injured After Pharmacy Error and Prescription Misfill
- Wrongful Death Award Upheld—Walgreens to Pay Family $33 Million in Damages
- ISMP Reports of New Medication Errors Leading to Drug Omissions
- New Legislation for the Safe Disposal of Nursing Home Resident Drugs
- Incentives to Using Electronic Health Records in Physician Practices
- Reducing Medical Error by Implementing Electronic Health Records
- Walmart Pharmacy Misfill—Teenager's Acne Prescription Wrongly Filled with Viagra
- Hospitals Fined by CDPH for Alleged Medication Mistakes
- Jury Orders Rite Aid to Pay $2.5 Million for Pharmacy Misfill
- Lawsuit Accuses Hospital of Medication Mistake and Wrongful Death
- FDA Pressures Johnson & Johnson for Broad Recall of OTC Drugs
- Dangerous Error-Prone Prescription Abbreviations
- Local Pharmacy Mistake Kills 21 Polo Horses
- Steps for Preventing Prescription Errors in Pharmacies
- Understanding the Prescription Drug’s Path through a Pharmacy can Reduce Error
- Pharmacy Mistake Leads to Wrongful Death—Rite Aid Faces Lawsuit
- Childrens' Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Recalled in Maryland
- QJM: How to Prevent Medication Errors and Injury with Balanced Prescribing
- Walgreen’s Pharmacy Misfill—Child Given Heart Medication Instead of H1N1 Antiviral Drug
- Alert for Public Safety—FDA Reports Medication Error with Tamiflu
- Dangerous Drug Abbreviations that Lead to Medical Injury
- Death from Medication Error Leads to Prevention Awareness
- Veterans Hospital Paves the Way for Computerized Records
- Medication Error Injury Prevention—Study Recommends Knowing Your Pharmacist
- Cardiac Medication Dosing Errors Reported Most Commonly With Infants
- ISMP Medication Error Cases and Prevention Checklist
- Patient Safety Alert: ISMP Reports Medication Error with Drug Name Suffixes
- Maryland Law Encourages Maryland Doctors to Computerize Patient Records
- Patient Safety Alert: Medication Mistakes with Injected Medicines Are Frequent
- Government Program Hopes to Reduce Medication Mistakes Across the Country
- Maryland Judge Refuses to Apply Cap on $3 Million Jury Award in Medical Mistake Case
- New Technology: Handheld Device May Help Reduce Hospital Medication Errors
- Universal Medication Form May Help Reduce the Risk of Injuries From Dangerous Prescription Interactions
- U.S. Army Uses Electronic Health Records To Help Reduce Medication Errors
- Side Effect Labels on Prescription Bottles May Help Reduce Injuries
- Maryland Medication Error Prevention Checklist
- MRI Scans and Drug Patches with Metal May Cause Burns
- Monetary Bonuses Convince More Physicians to Use Electronic Prescription Programs
- Reminder after Reading a Story from Institute for Safe Medication Practices (“ISMP”)
- Children at Maryland Schools Rely on School Nurses for Proper Medication
- Chewing Some Prescription Medications Can be Harmful
- In Maryland and D.C., People With Visual Impairment Suffer From Pharmacy Errors
- Hospital Uses New Computer System to Reduce Pharmacy Errors
- New York Pharmacies to Provide Foreign Language Prescription Instructions
- Medication Errors in Maryland Pharmacies May be Reduced with Periodic Brown Bag Check Ups
- Pharmacy Malpractice Insurance Companies Advice to Pharmacists Facing A Claim: Admit Nothing
- Maryland Passes Law to Regulate Pharmacy Technicians
- Maryland Pharmacists Must Offer to Educate Patients on Medication Errors
- Maryland and D.C. Pharmacies Among Those Requesting Federal Aid
- Pharmacy Errors Harm Children More Than Adults, So Says the Joint Commission
- Medication Errors Common in Hospital Outpatient Cancer Clinics
- The Maryland Board of Pharmacy Accepts Complaint Forms When Pharmacy Errors Occur
- Hospital Pharmacies Require Experienced Hospital Pharmacists
- Maryland Hospital Pharmacy or Local Drugstore Errors: The Case to Be Made
- Nationwide, Medication Errors Put Millions in Danger
- Maryland Patients Face Dangers Caused by Prescription Abbreviations
- Maryland Pharmacists Warn of Anticoagulation Medication Errors
Jack D. Lebowitz
Vadim A. Mzhen