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Did you know?
Patients should never assume they are being given the appropriate drugs. They should make sure they know which drugs are being prescribed, and always double-check that the drugs received match the prescription.
Did you know?
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.