Prescription Drug Errors
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Study analyzes nearly 100,000 medical errors made at Nova Scotia pharmaciesThe Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists says 82 per cent of reported errors were caught and corrected before they ever reached the patient.CanadaDec 18, 2018
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Ontario pharmacists move towards mandatory reporting of prescription-dispensing errorsMelissa Sheldrick, whose eight-year-old son died in March 2016 after being given the wrong medication, said she is thrilled Ontario is working to change.CanadaMar 29, 2017
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Penalty too light for pharmacy error that led to NS woman’s death: granddaughterTwo Nova Scotia pharmacists have been reprimanded and suspended for making prescription drug errors linked to the deaths of two patients.CanadaJan 13, 2017
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Shoppers Drug Mart gave Jean Marris the wrong medication — the result could have been dangerousWhen Jean Marris of Mississauga, Ont., filled her prescription for her weekly medication last Sunday, she was alarmed when she returned home and found dozens of pills.CanadaJan 12, 2017
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How widespread are prescription error problems in Canada? We don’t really knowMore than 600 million medical prescriptions were dispensed by Canadian pharmacies in 2015. But how often are mistakes made? Experts say there's very little data.CanadaDec 4, 2016
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