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Children May Be at Increased Risk for Prescription Errors
Prescription errors can have devastating consequences for people of any age. The wrong dosage or medication can have long-lasting consequences and, in some cases, can be fatal. A recent article shows...
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New Report Indicates Prescription Errors May Claim over 100,000 Lives Annually
The chances are that anyone who has dropped off a prescription or refill request to a retail pharmacy has had to wait a considerable amount of time for the pharmacist to fill the prescription. First,...
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Maryland Pharmacy Errors and Steps to Protect Against Medication Errors
While the exact number of Maryland pharmacy errors is disputed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers a conservative estimate of approximately 7,000 deaths per year due to medication errors. Due...
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices Discusses Common Pharmacy Errors in...
Each year, it is estimated that there are approximately 700,000 medication errors resulting in over 100,000 patient hospitalizations. The pharmacy industry realizes that this is a major problem, and...
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Decreasing Errors Involving Look-Alike Sound-Alike Drugs
While there are many causes of Maryland pharmacy errors, one of the most frequently reported errors involves a patient receiving the wrong medication from their pharmacist. In many cases, the...
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Pharmacy Errors on the Rise, According to One Industry Source
Medical errors routinely rate among of the most frequent causes of preventable death in the United States. One of the more common types of medical errors are pharmacy misfills or prescription errors....
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Three Common Causes of Prescription Errors in Maryland and Nationwide
The increasing number of Maryland pharmacy errors has drawn attention not just from within the industry but also more broadly from the media and lawmakers. As the population grows and pharmacies take...
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Experts Warn Against Physicians Texting Prescriptions to Pharmacies
Given the prevalence of smartphones in today’s society, as well as the fact that doctors entering the medical field today are much more likely to be tech-savvy than ever before, it is no surprise that...
View ArticleCausation in Maryland Pharmacy Error Cases
Some pharmacy errors can be difficult to prove because patients are often already sick and suffering before the error. In any Maryland medical negligence claim, a plaintiff must establish the following...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Pharmacists Double-Filling a Patient’s Prescription
This blog has covered a number of the common causes of Maryland pharmacy errors in hopes of increasing patient awareness. One common cause of pharmacy errors that has not recently been discussed is...
View ArticleAs Pharmacies Stop Offering Free Delivery of Medication, Errors May Increase...
Over the past decade, many pharmacies began to offer free shipping to encourage patients to order their prescriptions online, over the phone, or through the mail. It seems pharmacies hoped that by...
View ArticleCourt Rejects Defendant’s Claim that Plaintiff’s Case Was Filed Too Late
After any Maryland pharmacy error, one of the first things to consider is when a claim must be filed. A plaintiff’s failure to file a lawsuit within the allowable time will likely result in the...
View ArticleRecent Study Finds Older People Are at a Higher Risk of Experiencing a...
Medical errors rate among the top causes of death in the United States each year. Among the main contributors to this category are prescription errors and other medication errors. While the exact...
View ArticleThe High Frequency of Maryland Medication Errors
Medication errors are estimated to affect over 7 million people per year. While many of these errors do not result in patient hospitalization or even patient injury, the fact is that medication errors...
View ArticleMaryland Medication Errors Involving Similarly Named Drugs
Pharmacy errors can be the result of any number of failures in the medication delivery system. More often than not, however, Maryland pharmacy errors are the result of human error. One of the most...
View ArticleMaryland Pharmacy Error Reporting Requirements
Medication errors are believed to be one of the leading causes of death across the United States. Indeed, there have been countless studies focusing on the causes of pharmacy errors and the best ways...
View ArticleMany Maryland Pharmacy Errors May Be Linked to Electronic Prescribing
Over the past few decades, the demand placed on Maryland pharmacies has skyrocketed. The workload of the average pharmacist has correspondingly increased. In an attempt to keep the system working...
View ArticleMaryland Pharmacy Errors Occurring at the Drive-Up Window
As pharmacies have become busier and busier over the past few decades, many suburban pharmacies have begun to offer drive-up service. For many busy patients, drive-up windows are a convenient way to...
View ArticleThe Impact Technological Advancements Have on Maryland Pharmacy Errors
Over the past few years, local Maryland pharmacies have seen a gradual increase in the number of prescriptions that are filled each year. However, pharmacies have been slow to adjust the number of...
View ArticleThe Potential Causes of Maryland Pharmacy Errors
Medical errors are consistently ranked as one of the leading causes of death in the United States, with some estimating that as many as 440,000 people die each year from preventable medical errors. One...
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