Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.

A female Pharmacist scanning pill box. Barcode technology can reduce medication errors by ensuring that the right drug is administered to the right patient at the right time, in the right dose, using ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medication reconciliation is challenging during care transitions. Taking the “best possible medication history” ...

Incidence of medication problems and their harm potential following hospital discharge among pediatric patients with epilepsy were not significantly different for individuals who received discharge ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has been appointed to manage the California Medication Errors Reporting Program, marking ...

A Pittsburgh-area woman died after having an allergic reaction to an antibiotic she was given not once, but twice, during surgery to repair a hernia. During the first surgery, the procedure was halted ...

HORSHAM, Pa., & DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), with the support of Baxter International, is launching a two-year International Safe Medication ...