Alert issued about use of insulin pens for hospitalized diabetic patients
A US Army hospital publicly announced recently that 2,114 insulin-dependent diabetic patients admitted to their facility between August 2007 and January 2009 may be at risk for developing serious v
Recall of ETHEX Brand Products
The ETHEX Corporation, a subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical, has recalled a list of products at both the wholesale or a retail level as a precautionary measure because they may have been manufactured
Vicks VapoRub - Not For Infants
You may have seen some news articles recently that mention a Wake Forest University Hospital study in the January 2009 issue of Chest, a peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physi
Preventing Look-alike Drug Name Mix-ups - Lopressor/Lyrica
A patient with a heart beat problem (in this case she had what is called atrial fibrillation - which is when the top part of the heart, called the atrium, beats too fast and irregularly) was admitt
How Your Cell Phone Number and E-mail Address Can Help Keep You Safe
A patient was accidentally given another patient’s medications at a pharmacy. Later, when a pharmacist realized the mistake, he attempted to reach the patient by phone. However, the patient did not
