Understanding the Consequences of Pharmacy Errors: A Legal Perspective
When we visit a pharmacy to fill a prescription, we place an enormous amount of trust in the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. We assume they will provide the correct medication in the appropriate...
View ArticleOverworked Pharmacists Lead to Unsafe Conditions and Millions of Annual...
According to recent reporting by the Los Angeles Times, millions of medication errors occur each year, often at chain pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens, where a pharmacist may fill hundreds of...
View ArticlePursuing Damages for Maryland Improper Labeling Injuries
When a doctor prescribes a medication to treat a health condition, patients will often make the effort to use the medication as prescribed. Patients rely on medications to treat their symptoms, and...
View ArticleLarge Retail Pharmacy Chains Push Quotas and Limit Staff, Causing Millions of...
Each year pharmacies make millions of medication errors, leading to unintended side effects, and even death. Recent investigations revealed that pharmacies in California alone are responsible for over...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature Passes First-in-Nation Pharmacy Safety Bill
According to reports, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives approximately 100,000 medication error reports annually. In 2010, the FDA received only 16,689, but by 2018, the agency was...
View ArticlePushed by Corporate Quotas, Massive Pharmacist Burnout Leads to Dangerous...
In recent years large pharmaceutical corporations such as CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, and Walmart have consistently slashed pharmacy staffing levels while simultaneously increasing the burden on their...
View ArticleHospital Patient Nearly Killed By Medication Error Involving Lethal Injection...
People who regularly take prescription medicine or have received prescription medication in a hospital or clinic setting can appreciate the vital importance of best practices when it comes to receiving...
View ArticlePreventing Pharmacy and Medication Errors by Questioning Change in Pill...
Each year, pharmacies make millions of medication errors, leading to unintended side effects and even death. Recent investigations revealed that pharmacies in California alone are responsible for over...
View ArticlePharmacist Disciplined After Fatal Medication Error Occurs in Hospital
Medication errors often occur after a series of failures on the part of a healthcare provider. For example, a doctor may fail to communicate with a pharmacist after suspecting a medication mix-up. In...
View ArticleWalgreens Pharmacist Prescribes 5-Year-Old Dosage 5x Too Strong
According to recent reporting, millions of medication errors occur each year, often at chain pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens, where a pharmacist may fill hundreds of prescriptions during a shift...
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