Medication safety is at the heart of quality nursing care, with every dose carrying the potential to heal or harm. From ...

The program aims to reduce medication errors by creating and promoting standard concentrations for oral and intravenous drugs. The project is funded by the Food and Drug Administration’s Safe Use ...

Washington health officials want to make sure you have the knowledge you need to keep your family safe when it comes to keeping medication in your home. Washington Poison Center and Forefront Suicide ...

The current standard for medication tracking within healthcare systems demands a large amount of active human engagement, from scanning barcodes to manually counting units of medication. The manual ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices named Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth as a recipient of its annual Cheers Award, which recognizes excellence in medication safety. The health ...

Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, ...

Pharmacists are increasingly taking on proactive roles in medication review, safety monitoring, and patient education, especially for older adults managing complex regimens. Programs like Care ...

For older adults, both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications play a vital role in treating health conditions. They help ease symptoms and support overall well-being. To ensure the ...

Purpose. The accuracy, efficiency, and efficacy of four commonly recommended medication safety assessment methodologies were systematically reviewed. Methods. Medical literature databases were ...

How many bottles of unused or expired medication do you have in your medicine cabinet right now? Like leftover antibiotics or other prescriptions — or unused cold medicine or NSAIDs. So, when you have ...

Digital health record integration boosts medication safety, as OTC use rivals prescription use in chronic care management, found a new study led by Jody L. Green, PhD, Uprise Health. The American ...

The survey was completed by 540 nurses, predominantly staff-level registered nurses (78%) and, to a much lesser extent, nurse managers (8%) and nurse educators (8%). Most participating nurses (87%) ...