Tag: medication errors

Five Essential Rules for Taking Medication Safely

Follow these five essential rules to take your medication safely and avoid dangerous errors. Learn how to verify your drugs, doses, timing, and routes-and what to do when things go wrong.

Medication Errors: How to Prevent Mistakes at Home and in Hospitals

Medication errors cause thousands of preventable deaths each year. Learn how hospitals use barcode systems and reconciliation to reduce mistakes - and what you can do at home to protect yourself or a loved one.