No one involved in patient care ever wants to hear the words “wrong medication” or “wrong dose.” Efforts to reduce medication errors have succeeded in part, but potentially damaging mistakes still ...

By adopting secure, purpose-built medication management solutions now, agencies can gain immediate compliance with the final ...

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement ERO officer monitors a detention facility in Buffalo, N.Y. (ICE) The pharmacy and medical administrative record requirements for the ICE Health Service Corps ...

Mobile technology has evolved to a degree where using the likes of a smartphone and/or a tablet computer is pretty much a standard among a huge chunk of the world’s population. Needless to say, a ...

Cranberry Township, Penn.-based Aesynt introduced Insyte Medication Logistics, a medication management software system that helps improve medication delivery across facilities through a central ...

Purpose: The impact of an interactive CD-ROM program on the rate of medication administration errors made by nurses was studied. Methods: This randomized, controlled, nonblinded study was conducted at ...

The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

Older adults, especially those managing multiple chronic conditions, are more likely to face complex drug regimens. The use of five or more drugs (called polypharmacy) is common in this age group. As ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In March 2020, a group of nephrology pharmacists met to discuss ways to help improve patient lives and keep the ...

Oral medication administration in older adults encompasses a range of challenges and innovative solutions aimed at improving therapeutic outcomes in an ageing population. Age-related physiological ...