Prescription

NHS prescription errors laid bare as 30,000 reported – leading to 21 deaths in UK

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NHS prescription errors laid bare as 30,000 reported – leading to 21 deaths in UK

More than 30,000 medication errors were reported last year leading to 21 patient deaths and serious harm of 27 others, new research reveals. In total 5,500 patients were in some way damaged by mistakes in the prescription process, such as being given the wrong drug, the wrong dosage, or not being supplied with medicine when … Read more

Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians skipping pills, not renewing prescriptions due to cost: poll

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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians skipping pills, not renewing prescriptions due to cost: poll

Nearly one in four Canadians are struggling to pay for prescription medications and are skipping pills or foregoing refills, a new poll has found. The poll, commissioned from Leger by Heart and Stroke and the Canadian Cancer Society between Jan. 24-29 found of the 2,048 adults surveyed, 22 per cent reported splitting pills, skipping doses … Read more