[level-health-care-professional]The Institute for Safe Medications Practices (ISMP) released a report reviewing the increase in adverse drug events (ADES) as reported by the FDA AE[...]
It caught my attention some months ago, when reading an article from PSIP (Patient Safety through Improved Medication Practices), that they had listed one of their ADE triggers as[...]
A commentary published in Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy (JMCP); Sept. 2009, Vol. 15, No 7, authored by Charnelda Gray, PharamD, BCPS, and Carole Gardner, MD, reviewed the eviden[...]
On the front-cover of the Sept. 2011 issue of AARP Bulletin a featured article is titled: “Are Your Meds Making You Sick? 7 ways to protect yourself”. The article refle[...]
I am commenting on the article in the NY Times referring to the findings of an IOM report in which medication-related injuries are on the rise as measured by an annual increase to [...]
Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a very real problem in older adults and now a leading cause of death, hospitalization, physician office visits, functional decline and poorer quality[...]
JH was frequently dizzy when he stood up and had several falls as a result. We identified terazosin as a high-risk drug that frequently causes dizziness upon standing. His terazosi[...]
The use of timolol eye drops in people with glaucoma is the leading risk factor for falling. PB had her timolol changed to another drug and her balance improved within 3 days and s[...]
