A new study by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority found that the primary reason for medication errors is administrative error. The study analyzed 800 instances ...

Medication errors reported by registered nurses occur more frequently in the medical-surgical and intensive care units than any other hospital units, according to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Hy-Vee Pharmacy at 410 N. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth) An Ankeny pharmacy has been fined $1,000 for ...

A pharmacist has warned all medication users to avoid making a major error when taking tablets. Pharmacist Anum said the mistake can be very "dangerous" in some cases ...

“It has been hard to find medication errors which come completely out of the blue -- like a medication used only in pregnant women which is ordered for an elderly male -- but this approach detects ...

A team of researchers says it has developed the first wearable camera system that, with the help of artificial intelligence, detects potential errors in medication delivery. In a test whose results ...

New credential formally recognizes pharmacy technicians as essential leaders in medication error prevention and patient ...

The NHS trust running Cornwall's largest hospital had to pay out more than £20,000 in compensation for administering the wrong medication to patients, new data shows. New data obtained by Medical ...

People who use popular reflux medication could be making a huge error when taking it. A pharmacist has warned the mistake has ...

A pharmacist has warned people often make a major mistake when taking medication that can pose "dangerous" risks. People in ...