- Paul Napoli | May 23, 2012 2:28 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned health care professionals today that pre-filled cartridges of fifteen pharmaceutical drug products manufactured by Hospira, Inc. might contain...
- Paul Napoli | March 05, 2012 11:43 AM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
State authorities are investigating how a CVS pharmacy dispensed a breast cancer drug in place of fluoride tablets for nearly three months.
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has...
- Paul Napoli | December 29, 2011 11:35 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Federal regulators are warning pharmacists and health care professionals to avoid medication errors occurring between two similarly named medications.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
- Paul Napoli | November 20, 2011 9:51 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
November 20, 2011
A family is grieving after a nurse at a South Florida hospital allegedly gave their loved one the wrong medication, causing his death.
Local10.com reports that North...
- Paul Napoli | June 15, 2011 9:23 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
June 15, 2011
Reports of medication mix-ups involving Risperidone (Risperdal) and Ropinirole (Requip) have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to warn doctors, pharmacists and...
- Paul Napoli | March 06, 2011 3:41 AM | New York City, NY
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
March 4, 2011
A drug prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy and prevention of migraines can cause cleft palate and cleft lip birth defects.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced...
- Paul Napoli | May 06, 2010 1:04 AM | New York City, NY
Category:
Miscellaneous
Medical facilities can reduce patient medication errors by using bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR), according to a new study published in The New...
- Chrissie Cole | October 17, 2009 1:45 AM | New York City, NY
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued new consumer guidelines for disposing expired and unused medications that pose a danger to others.
Most leftover medications can be mixed...
- Chrissie Cole | April 26, 2009 1:34 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Wrongful Death
Twenty-one of 26 Venezuelan polo horses collapsed and died shortly after being injected with a compound similar to Biodyl, - a French-made supplement consisting of vitamins and minerals, that...
- Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2008 7:12 AM | New York City, NY
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Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
Nine out of 10 nursing homes in the U.S. last year were cited for violating federal health and safety standards, says a recently released report by the Department of Health and Human...