Articles Tagged With: drug
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Drug Interactions
MONOGRAPH: Drug-to-drug interactions represent one of the most significant risks of polypharmacy in our increasingly complex and aging populations.
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Improper Administration of a Drug Yields Verdict of $44.1 Million From Jury
In 2011, a 57-year-old woman was transferred to a hospital to treat a benign brain tumor. The hospital removed the tumor and prescribed heparin, an anticoagulant medication. However, staff failed to follow proper procedures in the administration of heparin over nine days.
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Drug Diversion Sting Goes Wrong And Privacy Is Questioned
A California hospital was trying to do the right thing when it set up a video camera to catch drug diversion, but it may have ended up violating patient privacy when the cameras recorded patient care and explicit images. -
Hospital Tried to Catch a Drug Diverter, But Is Sued Over Tapes of Women Giving Birth
Lawsuit says the hospital recorded 15,000 videos and that the videos were watched by security guards. -
Surgery-related Outbreaks from Drug Diversion
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assisted state and local health departments in the investigation of the following infection outbreaks stemming from drug diversion activities that involved surgical healthcare providers who tampered with injectable drugs.
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Look for Weak Links to Prevent Drug Diversion
Kimberly New, RN, JD, founder of Diversion Specialists in Knoxville, TN, who frequently consults with healthcare facilities on drug diversion, cites the following common areas of weakness in diversion prevention programs:
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Thousands of Patients Seek Testing After Healthcare Worker Charged with Drug Diversion
In an all-too-familiar scenario, a healthcare worker charged with diverting drugs in Colorado had a history of moving from facility to facility, which has prompted several other facilities to advise thousands of patients to get tested for bloodborne pathogens.
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Guess Where a Doctor Hid a Camera to Try to Catch a Thief?
This doctor used his skills as an ex-TV investigative reporter, but now he is charged. -
Diverting more than drugs: Addicted workers can harm patients, drain hospital budgets
In the largest settlement of its kind involving allegations of drug diversion at a hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has agreed to pay the United States $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees to divert controlled substances for personal use. MGH voluntarily disclosed the diversion.
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Complications of Injection Drug Abuse
This article will examine unique emergencies that occur as a result of recreational injection drug use.