Drug Injury

Pharmacist Changes May Reduce Drug Injuries

Drug Injury, Injury Prevention, NC Auto Accident Lawyers

Pharmacists are highly trained professionals. They are proficient in biology, chemistry, public health, and pharmacology. They are trained to dispense prescription drugs, while also advising patients and physicians about drug interactions, dosages, and side effects. Some pharmacists also compound new medicines by mixing ingredients. But lately, these drug experts have been stuck behind the counter […]

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Kids Have More Accidental Drug Poisonings

Disease & Injury Prevention, Drug Injury, Health Advice, Health and Safety, Safety

This is a frightening new statistic:  Between 2001 and 2008, the number of accidental drug poisonings surged 22 percent among children ages 5 and younger. According to research published in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers gathered data on more than half a million cases reported to the poison control center. In 95 percent of cases,

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Strong Cautions on Bone-Building Drugs

Drug Injury, NC Auto Accident Lawyers, Pain, Personal Injury

About 4 million women in the United States—more than 10 percent of women over age 50—take medications called bisphosphonates as a treatment for osteoporosis or osteopenia (pre-osteoporosis). Unfortunately, many of those women may not have been informed about the risks of these so-called bone-building drugs. There are serious risks associated with these medications…risks that aren’t

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Tips to Prevent an Accidental Medication Overdose

Disease & Injury Prevention, Drug Injury, FDA Warning, Health Advice, Health and Safety, Safety

Got a headache…stomachache…cough…allergies?  Chances are you have some common drugs in your medicine cabinet. We read the labels, take a pill or a teaspoon of liquid, and move on with our lives. Most of us don’t think twice about the risks of over-the-counter medications. Unfortunately, accidental overdose–in adults and small children–is more common than most people

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News About Old Drugs

Disease & Injury Prevention, Drug Injury, FDA Warning, Health Advice, Health and Safety, Safety

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has been busy! Earlier this month, we wrote about the FDA’s new search engine to find information about drug and food product recalls (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/). Now, they are also giving us information about two other medication-related topics: expiration dates and drug disposal. Medication Expiration Dates The other day, I

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