Medications are an important component of health care, but each year their misuse results in over a million adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits as well as ...

Redesigning medication labels for intravenous medication bags could help prevent medication errors from happening in the operating room, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety. For the ...

Many prescription abbreviations originate from Latin terms. But, pharmacists translate these into plain language on medication labels so you can understand the instructions clearly. The use of ...

“Take two tablets by mouth twice daily.” This printed instruction, common on prescription pill bottles, might seem straightforward. Yet in a study, nearly half of patients misunderstood what it or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Citizens can petition the FDA to update an approved drug’s label, including removing a boxed warning. Successful ...