Fatal drug mix-up exposes hospital flaws
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Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianapolis hospital went to the drug cabinet in the newborn intensive care unit to get blood-thinner for several premature babies.
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U.S. health officials evaluated the wrong factory when assessing the safety of a Chinese-made drug ingredient that may be a source of problems with a blood thinner, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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The US regulator to beef up monitoring of drug safety after criticism over a painkiller linked to heart disease.
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A report finds a series of failings in the care of a psychiatric patient who killed a stranger on a beach.
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An inquest into the death of nurse finds shortcomings in standards of care expected in a major teaching hospital.
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Two premature infants died after receiving adult doses of a blood thinner, a hospital said Sunday, blaming the incident on human error.
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NEW YORK  - Deaths related to medication  errors appear to rise sharply during the first few days of each  month, suggesting that hectic pharmacies may be at least partly  to blame, according to researchers.
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Medication errors made in hospitals and clinics around the country harm at least 1.5 million Americans every year, according to a study by the National Academy of Sciences.
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The New York City chief medical examinerâs office blamed the âabuse of prescription medicationsâ in the actorâs death.
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A hospital which gave 12 patients the wrong results following cancer checks uncovers two further 'discrepancies'.
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Computer systems designed to prevent medication errors in hospitals can actually contribute to mistakes, according to a new report. -The Washington Post
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Concern over the recently publicized risks of drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex has left doctors and patients with difficult choices.
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A patient-compliance study shows that its only drug offers no better solution.
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A hospital which gave patients the wrong results after cancer checks, finds another 24 'discrepancies'.
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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A woman who underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm was mistakenly injected with a highly toxic antiseptic solution and died, hospital officials have admitted.
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Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment Â including anti-anxiety medications and sleeping pills Â though the cause of his death won't be known for several days after a preliminary autopsy Wednesday was inconclusive, authorities said.