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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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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.
Automated pill dispensing systems have alarms to alert patients when the correct dosing time has arrived. Most systems work with many varieties of medications, so patients who are taking a variety of drugs can still be in control of their dose regimen.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.