Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.

The most common drug class associated with registered nurse (RN) medication errors (ME) was cardiovascular drugs. These errors accounted for 24.7% of such preventable ...

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 ...

At the Patient Safety Movement Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), shared a list of the nine most common medical errors in the United States. Addressing ...

Psychological distress is the most common negative outcome experienced by healthcare professionals after making medication errors, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

Medication mistakes — in which the wrong drug or the wrong dose is given to a patient — are among the most common errors in medicine. John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the ...

Misuse of over-the-counter (OTC) medications causes 178,000 hospitalizations per year, according to 2022 research published in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. “Every medication, ...

Accidents happen but then there are mistakes that we make without ever knowing when giving our children medicine (Courtesy) Accidents happen - from children overdosing on medicine that has been left ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma, or a patient doing poorly, there’s a ...