Article: Punishment for Drug Mistakes Is Infrequent for Pharmacists in Massachusetts.

Article: Concern over drug mistakes State develops system to ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 28, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... depression medication. And pharmacists are often overworked, supervising ... fill medicine bottles, but pharmacists are responsible for their ... government agency that disciplines pharmacists, is working on creating ... Stites, board chairman and a pharmacist. "We're still formulating ...

Article: 7 ways to protect yourself from medication mix-ups: a new report ...
Focus on Healthy Aging;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... read it--can your pharmacist? From getting the prescription ... doctors, patients and pharmacists communicated more effectively ... specialist, or your pharmacist. 4. Whenever you get a prescription, ask your pharmacist to go over all of the ...

Article: Drug mistakes make doctors' scrawl a life-or-death ...
The Scotsman;  May 2, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... now printed by computers, making life easier for pharmacists. He said: "I agree that in general doctors' writing ... better and signatures can be quite difficult. If the pharmacist is in any doubt then it is up to him or her to check ...

Article: Report: More than half of drug mistakes are ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News;  September 18, 2000 ;     548 words ... ... 000 medication mistakes occur yearly-and more than half are preventable. Researchers recommended that nursing homes improve surveillance and reporting systems, educate staff and adopt prevention programs to minimize drug mistakes.

Article: PUNISHMENT INFREQUENT FOR PHARMACISTS IN MASS.
The Boston Globe;  April 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... drugstores seldom punished pharmacists for making mistakes ... against pharmacies or pharmacists in only about 10 percent ... involving prescription drug mistakes that threatened or ... punishment for the pharmacists involved, according ... Children's Hospital pharmacist who gave a 5-year ...

Article: Pharmacists offer prescription tips
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 5, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Concern over drug mistakes: State develops ... especially pharmacists and pharmacies ... prescription to the pharmacist, can save ... This helps the pharmacist clarify questionable ... many years. Pharmacists can help minimize ... or call your pharmacist for information ... Health-System ...

Article: Pharmacist Shortage Leads to Industry Problems.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... is a shortage of pharmacists throughout the country ... number of available pharmacists is expected to increase ... says prescription drug mistakes and pharmacists' workloads are unrelated ... Andrew Davis, a pharmacist with the University ...