Redesigning medication labels for intravenous medication bags could help prevent medication errors from happening in the operating room, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety. For the ...

Special redesigned labels for intravenous (IV) medication bags may help to prevent serious medication errors in the operating room, reports a study. The new results provide a new piece of evidence ...

Patients with limited English proficiency at UCHealth may have access to prescription medication labels in their primary language. UCHealth launched a program in February that translates prescription ...

A packaging mix-up has led to the recall of a blood pressure medication and a second medication designed to lower the risk of having a stroke or serious heart problems, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

ATLANTA - Americans take on average four prescription medications a day, and research shows close to half aren't taking their medication the way their doctors prescribed. Professor Henry Young at the ...

Be extra careful where medicine is concerned. Read the labels without fail and clear your doubts, if any, with your practitioner or pharmacist. Some of the labels on medicines read as: Take with a ...

Medications are an important component of health care, but each year their misuse results in over a million adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits as well as ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In Puerto Rico, where 90% of the population aged 65 or older takes daily medication, often managing 4 to 5 prescriptions concurrently, medication ...