Search Tag: Medication
European-medicines-agency-issues-six-key-recommendations-to-tackle-medication-errors
2013 27 May
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued six key recommendations to tackle the issue of medication errors causing harm in the European Union (EU). These recommendations are described in the medication-errors workshop report. This workshop was held by the Agency from 28 February to 1 March 2013 to raise awareness of this important public-health...Read more
Esicm-lives-2013-can-we-prevent-medication-errors-in-the-icu
2013 08 Oct
Medication errors can be prevented, but there is no one simple solution, according to the expert speakers at ESICM LIVES 2013. Medication errors in the ICU are frequent, with a negative impact on patients. Andreas Valentin (Austria) suggested that to improve the situation, intensivists need to raise awareness, prevent errors and develop a culture...Read more
Electrical-energy-treatment-for-atrial-fibrillation-potentially-viable-alternative-to-medication
2014 19 Feb
Treatment using electrical energy, opposed to medications, could be a viable first option for the treatment of certain type of Atrial Fibrillation According to a study published in the February 19 issue of JAMA, treatment with electrical energy (radiofrequency ablation) administered to patients with untreated paroxysmal (intermittent) atrial...Read more
Innovative-home-medication-dispensing-service-introduced-by-philips
2014 21 Feb
Chronically ill patients living independently at home can now benefit from a new service combining automated dispensers and personalised pre-packed medication Royal Philips has announced the expansion of its focus on home healthcare by introducing an innovative home medication dispensing service created to offer support to chronically ill patients...Read more
Antihypertensive-aceis-linked-to-reduction-in-cardiovascular-events-death
2014 01 Apr
According to findings of a study published in the March 31 online edition of JAMA Internal Medicine, the use of blood pressure medication angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in patients with diabetes seems to contribute to a reduction of major cardiovascular events and death, as well death from all other causes, while angiotensin II receptor...Read more
Bd-to-acquire-carefusion-for-12-2-billion
2014 07 Oct
Combination of Complementary Portfolios Creates Global Leader in Medication Management and Patient Safety Solutions. BD and CareFusion have announced a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire CareFusion for $58.00 per share in cash and stock, or a total of $12.2 billion, to create a global leader in medication management and patient safety...Read more
Medication-safety
2016 11 Mar
All drugs are inherently dangerous. In critical care we give large numbers of particularly dangerous drugs to very sick people, who have little physiological reserve to cope with additional problems. When patients are admitted to or transferred out of critical care we have to transfer complex information about patients’ medications. The staff prescribing...Read more
Slipping-through-the-net-catching-ehr-medication-errors
2016 18 Apr
If medication is mis-administered it could cause severe harm to a patient – or even death. The route that many hospitals take to avoid errors is using electronic health records (EHR) systems that alert providers when issues arise. But a new report has discovered that the EHR system is not foolproof. Written by the Leapfrog Group, a national...Read more
Esa2016-medication-errors-care-with-computerised-order-entry-systems-needed
2016 14 Jun
Computerised Order Entry (CPOE) Systems can improve the quality and safety of medication prescribing and reduce costs, according to Jozef Kesecioglu , Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands, speaking at Euroanaesthesia 2016 in London in May. Slow Adoption...Read more
3-ways-to-contain-medicine-costs-and-shortages
2019 08 Jan
With drug prices and supply often at odds with each other, for example when supplies are plentiful but costs reach sky-high levels, what can a hospital exec do to mitigate the impact on operations? Pharmacy directors at three health systems give their views. Create your own drug company Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Michigan,...Read more
Monitor-me-infographic
2019 26 Aug
An overview of mHealth and its application and implementation in healthcare. Read more
Closing-the-loop-the-road-to-zero-medication-errors
2019 26 Aug
Summary: It is estimated that even today, medical errors are the third leading cause of deaths in the US, costing the health system several billions of dollars a year. Many of these deaths can be attributed to the misuse of medication. When used properly, medications save lives. Unfortunately, medication and dosing errors are one of...Read more
8th-annual-gcc-pharmacy-congress-2021
2021 28 Oct
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