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Have you ever wondered how technology is reshaping our healthcare system, particularly when it comes to the safety of our medications? In a world where innovations and advancements appear to occur at lightning speed, pausing and reflecting on the impact of these changes is critical. What are the most significant changes in medication error technology

Unlock the potential of near misses and reduce manual labor with machine learning. Heres what MedStar Health researchers found.

Larry Margolis daughters loss fuelled his desire to help solve medication errors with the building of PeronalRX, a personalized online mail order pharmacy.

Pharmacists say increased workloads and cut hours are the perfect recipe for medication errors, which can be fatal

The University of Louisville announced Monday that it received a $16 million grant to help increase health care for Kentuckians, in both rural and urban areas.

California is the first state to require pharmacists to report every prescription mistake. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286, the Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act, on Oct. 8.

Some Walgreens pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns that working conditions are putting employees and patients at risk. Organizers on Tuesday estimated that more than 300 Walgreens locations — out of nearly 9,000 nationwide — were affected by walkouts planned for Monday through Wednesday. A Walgreens pharmacy manager who helped organize the walkouts told The Associated Press that teams were short-staffed and overworked, especially with the additional demands ...

The walkout follows a similar effort by CVS pharmacists last month in Kansas City. Pharmacists from both chains cite unsafe working conditions.

State regulators faulted two hospitals in Southern California for medication errors that put patients at risk, including one who suffered a brain bleed after receiving repeated doses of blood thinner.

Two California hospitals received immediate jeopardy warnings from CMS due to medication errors that caused patient deaths.