Ochsner Children’s is launching a new yearly pharmacy fellowship in partnership with the Institute for Safe Medication ...

A statewide push is underway to keep dangerous items out of the trash. The Spring 2025 effort highlights health risks, ...

Material is drawn from its biweekly publication, ISMP Medication Safety Alert!. These medication errors have occurred in healthcare facilities at least once. They will happen again – perhaps ...

An analysis of 2 pharmacovigilance databases revealed a high prevalence of azacitidine-related adverse events in patients with MDS or AML.

At least 10% of patient safety events stem from poor communication among healthcare workers, patients and caregivers, according to a meta-analysis published April 14 in Annals of Internal Medicine. ...

The findings, published in the journal Med, demonstrate how AI can improve drug safety, support drug discovery and improve ...

If it’s challenging to lose weight despite making changes to your diet and increasing your physical activity, you may be wondering whether a prescription weight loss medication is right for you.

Could this medication interact with any health conditions I have? Pharmacists are experts on medicine safety, and they can work with your doctors to help you avoid drug interactions. For example ...

WebMD’s Pill Identifier can help you put a name to an unknown medication. It identifies prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) meds that you take in solid form by mouth, like tablets and capsules.

Drug safety relates to the potential for adverse effects related to the administration of drugs. Efforts to establish the safely profile of drugs begin early in their development, with in vitro ...