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Dispensing Error

By at 13 May, 2011, 10:18 am

dispensing error - pharmacist and patient

Dispensing errors occur whenever a patient is given to take a medication which was not intended by the prescriber. Dispensing Error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. Errors in dispensing occur [...]

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Measles in the Philippines

By at 14 April, 2011, 5:00 am

measles vaccine

Measles, a highly contagious disease brought about by rubeola virus, continues to be a worldwide concern not only among children but among adults as well despite its high preventability thru vaccination. And from the months of January to March of this year(2011),there have been more than 2,000 cases of measles have been documented by …

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Safety Tips for Halloween

By at 28 October, 2010, 11:48 am

Whether you’re goblin or ghoul, vampire or witch, poor costume choices—including decorative contact lenses and flammable costumes—and face paint allergies can haunt you long after Halloween if they cause injury. With Halloween approaching, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joins eye care professionals—including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology …

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Healthcare-Associated Infection

By at 30 September, 2010, 9:02 am

HAI Watchdog

Recently, Barbara Dunn emailed me about Kimberly-Clark’s launch new online communiity – HAI WATCHDOG community. This is where healthcare practitioners can discuss and communicate the best practice in preventing and defeating healthcare-associated infection. The goal is to help eliminate these often preventable infection through discussion and education. HAI WATCHDOG Community allows members to start …

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Serious medication errors from IV of nimodipine oral capsules

By at 12 August, 2010, 10:31 am

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds health care providers that oral nimodipine capsules should be given only by mouth or through a feeding or nasogastric tube and should never be given by intravenous administration. FDA continues to receive reports of intravenous nimodipine use, with serious, sometimes fatal, consequences. Intravenous injection of nimodipine can result in [...]

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