The process required the anesthesiologist to scan every drug ampoule and syringe label for accuracy verification during drug dispensing, premixing, administration and documentation. Two weeks after ...

Children’s Hospital in Denver will be implementing a bar-code system this fall to help improve medication safety among its patients, according to a Denver Post news report. The bar-code system allows ...

A coding error at the NYPD’s drug laboratory caused incorrect numbers to show up in the facility’s printed reports on tests for controlled substances — and the ...

Regarding Ruth Marcus's March 5 op-ed column, "The wrong blue pill": When Kerry Kennedy explained that her car accident was caused by her mistaking the sleeping pill Ambien for her thyroid medication, ...

Exclusive GP practices have been asked to review records after pregnant patients at some pharmacies were ‘incorrectly coded’, receiving ‘inappropriate supplies’ of medications as a result. NHS England ...