Medication Safety Errors News Today

Is difficult for hospitals to deal with. patients are being put at risk for medication safety errors. they are causing adverse effects, including death. >> reporter: whats behind these shortages? manufacturing delays. pharmaceutical companies cant get raw materials. most of these drugs are generic so there is not a large profit margin. bill: john roberts out of atlanta on that story. 20 minutes before the hour. martha: president obama has been fighting an uphill battle with both parties on his j...

Drug shortages. >> put it at risk for the medication safety errors because there are shortages. the safety errors are causing patient adverse effects including deaths. >> at least 15 deaths have been linked to the drug shortage. then there is the cost in dollars, says emory medical oncologist donald harvey. >> there are fe fairous purchases out there to buy drugs and hoard them when they know there are shortages. and the rates and charges go up. >> with no rules against price gouging in the drug...