Medication Errors

It has been believed by many individuals in the medical community that medication errors could be reduced in hospitals by employing new technology. However, while this appears to be true, it seems that errors that occur when intravenous medications are administered...

Based on the results of multiple studies, researchers have found that nurses in New Mexico and elsewhere could benefit from an automatic dispensing cabinet to help cut down on patient medication errors. Nurses are often distracted while preparing medication, and this...

New Mexico residents put their trust in several different types of medical professionals when getting treatment for illnesses. These include pharmacists, who have the responsibility of correctly interpreting prescriptions and dispensing medications. Sometimes...

People in New Mexico who are living with HIV may have to take a lot of medication to keep the virus at bay. Because of some prescribers' unfamiliarity with antiretrovirals, substantially large numbers of medication errors are made with these medications. An estimated...

Although a stay in a New Mexico hospital may be necessary based on the need for surgical or other medical intervention, it is important to be aware of the potential for adverse results. In fact, medical errors occurring in hospitals are found to be among the third...

When New Mexico patients have a prescription for a medication that has been prescribed by a doctor, they will need to pick up the medication from a pharmacy. For a variety of reasons, errors can sometimes occur when the pharmacists fill the prescriptions. In some...

New Mexico residents may be interested to learn about a study on reports of infant poisonings. Researchers on the study that was conducted by the U.S. Poison Control Center looked at data gathered by the National Poison Data System over a 10-year period. There were...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to people in New Mexico and nationwide about the potential for dosing errors when switching between two different formulations of Merck's oral antifungal drug, Noxafil. The agency has received 11 reports of...

There are several guidelines that nurses in New Mexico can use to avoid making medication errors. They should ensure that the right medication is given to the right patient at the right time, by the correct route and in the correct dosage. They should also verify...

A New Mexico patient who is given the wrong medication or the wrong dosage could suffer serious harm or even death. By using what is often known as the five rights of medication administration, hospital staff members can help improve med safety and prevent patient...