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Beware The Medication Error
Medication errors are some of the most common preventable medical mistakes. They occur in hospitals, doctor’s offices, pharmacies, and in the patient’s home. The consequence of a medication error can range from insignificant to catastrophic injury to death. Although a … Read More
Posted in Doctors, drug companies, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medication Errors, Nurses, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Malpractice | Think Long And Hard Before Going To Mexico For Medical Treatment
I drive to San Diego from Phoenix a number of times a year. As soon as I cross into Southern California on Interstate 8, I see billboard after billboard advertising low cost medical and dental care just across the border … Read More
Posted in antibiotic resistant bacteria, Arizona Medical Board, blood infections, Doctors, Fee for Service, Health Care Costs, Medical Costs, medical errors, medical ethics, medical mistakes, Pharmacies, Surgical Errors | Medication Errors Are A Persistent Problem.
Medication errors can and do kill and injure patients in hospitals, outpatient clinics and as a result of doctor ordered prescriptions. There are literally thousands of medications, which can be prescribed for patient use. Many have confusing names. Many have … Read More
Our Drug Development Model and Drug Supply Chain Are Broken.
One of the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic is that our drug development model and drug supply chain are broken. Our western capitalist system has served us well for many years. It provided products at a low price, which allowed … Read More
Posted in drug companies, Fraud, health, Health Care Costs, Lawsuits, Medical Costs, Medical Devices, Medicare, Pharmacies, Secrecy, Vaccines | Why More Pharmacy Malpractice?
Last week I blogged about how to protect yourself from pharmacy malpractice and remarked that instances of pharmacy malpractice were increasing. The current situation was discussed at length in a New York Times investigation. The days of the corner Mom … Read More
Malpractice at the Pharmacy
We don’t normally think of danger or risk when we go to have a prescription filled at our local pharmacy. Maybe that should change. For a number of reasons, the risk of a misfilled prescription is increasing. There are lots … Read More
Happy New Year – Big Pharma Is Raising Drug Prices Again And People Are Dying As A Result.
The price of drugs has been going up and up for the last 20 years as the big drug companies have raised prices over and over again for no reason other than a desire for record profits. No one in … Read More
Protecting Yourself From Hospital Malpractice.
If you spend more than a few days in the hospital, you are likely to become the victim of hospital malpractice. Modern hospital medicine is so incredibly complicated, it is news if there is no mistake made in your care. … Read More
Posted in Doctors, Hospital Negligence, Hospitals, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Medication Errors, Nurses, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Malpractice | The Walmarting of American Medicine
Where do you go when you need to see a doctor? For many Americans, the answer is no longer “to my family doctor.” Patient visits to family practice doctors have been declining for years. Many of these patients now take … Read More
Posted in Doctors, health, healthy living, Hospitals, medical charts, Medical Costs, medical errors, Medical Malpractice, medical mistakes, Medical Negligence, Misdiagnosis, Pharmacies | Doctors On The Take?
You don’t need me to tell you we have an opioid crisis in this country. Men and women of all ages, income levels and education levels are dying from overdoses. Not only are there illegal opiates, such as heroin, entering … Read More
