Posts tagged dose

• Can Acetaminophen Kill? FDA panel recommends smaller acetaminophen doses, painkiller bans.

  Wayne Parsons | July 01, 2009 2:52 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The CBS Evening News (4/30, lead story, 3:05, Couric) reported, An FDA panel recommended today that prescription Vicodin [hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen] and Percocet [oxycodone and...

• WARNING! One Out of Five Doses of Medications Given In Hospitals is Wrong

  Wayne Parsons | October 31, 2008 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Medication errors cause 7,000 deaths each year and the frightening truth is that 1 out of every 5 doses of medication given in hospitals is wrong according to the Academy of Managed Care...

• Most Common Medication Errors

  Wayne Parsons | October 31, 2008 6:03 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  We all know that making an error in the medication a patient takes can be serious. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) is an organization that...