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Reporting a Medication Error

Who Should Report an Error?

Patients, family members, caregivers, or any other individual who may be acting for, or in support of, a patient or client receiving healthcare, may report medication incidents through this website. If you are reporting on behalf of someone you know, you should ask for their permission to report the incident and be sure that you know all the facts about the incident.

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Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is becoming an increasingly popular way for doctors to prescribe medicines for their patients. This method involves using a special computer program. Using a handheld device or computer terminal, the doctor selects the medicine he wants to prescribe for the patient.

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Take Medicine With Water Not Juice

People who take certain medicines for blood pressure or heart rhythm problems, have for years been told not to drink grapefruit juice. This is because the grapefruit juice seriously disrupts the normal rate at which those medicines get into the blood stream. That disruption can result in both over-dosing and under-dosing.

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