Patients often have medicine cabinets that are filled with unused and expired medications. Prescription drugs that accumulate at home may lead to sharing or theft of medications. The extent of unused ...

When you take a medication sublingually, you place it under the tongue. Taking a medication buccally involves placing it between your gums and cheek. With both, the drug absorbs into your blood.

Proper medication management is essential to maintain quality and patient safety in a healthcare organization. A key element of medication management is medication storage, which includes security, ...

One of the most serious responsibilities that healthcare providers have is administering medications correctly. There are seven rights of medication administration and three checks to protect patients ...

Medication errors are an all-too-common problem in the U.S. In fact, they affect nearly 5 percent of the nation’s hospitalized patients, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In ...

High blood pressure silently damages vital organs without obvious symptoms, earning its reputation as a “silent killer.” While millions receive prescriptions to control their blood pressure, many ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(14):1292-1296. This study did not identify whether the error occurred in the prescribing, dispensing, or administration stage ...