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The number and variety of over-the-counter health products on the market — from cough syrups to anti-wrinkle creams — can be overwhelming. Which to choose and which to bypass? Which work best?

The ampule of digoxin was accidentally taken from automated dispensing cabinet instead of bupivacaine

As the cofounder of the Public Citizen Health Research Group, Wolfe worked for more than five decades to protect patients. But his efforts helped change medicine, too.

Pharmacists are well suited to identify patients with dysphagia and educate patients and caregivers on when and how to safely crush and administer medication.

Awardees Focused on Safety Technology, Second VictimsPLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practi...

Specifying a day of the week to take the medication could help avoid inadvertent daily dosing

AdventHealth Zephyrhills and Dade City hospitals have been recognized with the 2023 Safety Excellence Award for their

ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices PSO names AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City hospitals winners of the 2023 S...

/PRNewswire/ -- ECRI, the nations largest independent nonprofit patient safety organization (PSO), names AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City...

Although the brand name manufacturer updated the label after the FDA’s request, generic manufacturers have not all followed suit.