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Napoli Shkolnik

What Is Polypharmacy And Why Should You Care?

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Polypharmacy is Medspeak for taking more than one prescription medication at a time. About one in five Americans over age 49 is a polypharmicist, of sorts....more

Morris James LLP

Prescription Errors

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Prescription errors, unfortunately, are common. Every year, 7,000 to 9,000 people die as a result of medication errors in the United States, making it the third most common cause of death in the country after heart disease...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How Can Patients Help Avoid Pharmacy Negligence?

Pharmacy Error can be deadly - To err is human; to forgive, divine. – Alexander Pope The phrase sounds perfectly poetic, but when the error occurs at the hands of a pharmacist dispensing the wrong medicine to a patient,...more

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Misbranded Drugs: A Danger To Physicians And Patients

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Mail-order businesses, including pharmacies, bombard doctors by fax, phone, and Internet offering an assortment of name-brand medications and treatments at bargain prices. These new options tempt physicians with the promise...more

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