Category: Pharmacy Mistakes
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Toprol: AstraZeneca and FDA Warn of Medication Errors Due to Similarly Named Drugs
"Dear Doctor" Letter About Reports of Patients Receiving Topamax and Tegretol Rather Than Toprol In late September 2005 the FDA and AstraZeneca warned of medication errors and pharmacy mistakes involving three brand-name medications: Toprol,…
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Pharmacists in Florida Must Warn Patients About Certain Drug Risks
Appellate Court Imposes New Legal Duty on Florida Pharmacists In early June 2005 a Florida appellate court ruled that a Florida pharmacist can be held legally liable for failing to warn patients about certain…
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Medication Errors in Hospitals Involve Pharmacy-dispensing Errors in Estimated 10-20% of Incidents
Drug Name Confusion is a Common Cause of Drug-related Errors A medication error is generally defined as a deviation from the prescription drug order written by the prescribing physician on the patient’s chart. In…