Two pharmacies and a major pharmaceutical distributor have had their licenses to distribute controlled substances recently suspended by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The DEA alleges that they were illicitly distributing the painkiller oxycodone and other medications. In its ongoing effort to crack down on…
A pharmacy error that mixed up two very different drugs with similar names sent a six year-old child to the hospital after he took the recommended dosage of the wrong medication, which turned out to cause an overdose. The child had to be admitted to…
Two families have sued a pharmacy in Gig Harbor, Washington for multiple alleged medication errors involving incorrect doses of anti-seizure medication dispensed to two children. Both children reportedly suffered serious adverse reactions to the high doses they received at Olympic Pharmacy. Kaeley Triller filled a…
As more and more commerce moves from brick-and-mortar businesses to online retailers, online pharmacies are appearing all over the internet. These services can offer significant cost savings for consumers. They can also offer a certain convenience, sparing patients a trip to the drugstore by delivering…
The family of an elderly Kentucky woman has filed suit against Walgreens pharmacy after an alleged mix-up of her prescription medication led to her death. Mary Moore, a Louisville resident, had just left the hospital after receiving treatment for high blood pressure, kidney failure, and…
After undergoing a fairly simple eye surgery, Queens, New York resident Smith Maceus went to a Walgreens pharmacy to fill a prescription for eye drops. His doctor had prescribed the eye drops to aid in his recovery. An error at the pharmacy, as alleged in…
In the past year, federal prosecutors have brought several cases against Kansas nurses for allegedly diluting painkillers prescribed for patients in nursing homes. These cases have demonstrated flaws in the regulation of the nursing profession in Kansas, according to several medical professionals. Tampering with prescribed…
Shaniah Rolle needed surgery for some serious intestinal problems. In 1998, doctors at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine had to remove the young girl's spleen and several other organs. This addressed her intestinal problems but compromised her ability to fight off infections.…
After waiting over two years, the pharmaceutical industry finally has a set of guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about using social media to market their products, although they might not be quite what the industry expected. Rather than a set of comprehensive…
The family of a Florida man who died after receiving the wrong medication at a Florida hospital has filed a lawsuit against the hospital. In July 2010, 79 year-old Richard Smith went to North Shore Medical Center with shortness of breath and was admitted to…
