It also significantly reduced unscheduled drug deliveries and increased the availability of medications commonly used by residents. A 96% reduction in the cost of unscheduled medication deliveries ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, 34% of medications dispensed after discontinuation pose a risk for causing harm. Although it reduced ...

August 21, 2012 — Physicians who dispense pain medications and other commonly used drugs to workers' compensation (WC) patients charge up to 3 times more than pharmacies in some states, according to a ...

Automated medication dispensing systems are a staple piece of technology in just about every health system, helping to increase efficiency and improve safety for medication dispensing at the points of ...

Once we had identified a gap between the theory and reality of medication dispensing in community pharmacy a further focus group helped us to recognize why the gap exists. Importantly, they were able ...

Each year, millions of patients are affected by medication errors, resulting in tens of billions of dollars in unnecessary healthcare costs. 1 To better manage common dispensing errors, many ...

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If you use multiple medications and think you don't need a pill organizer or pill dispenser, think again. "Pill organizers are often considered an 'elderly' item, but they can be very helpful ...