Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(11):1022-1028. Q: How can potential medication errors be minimized when dispensing investigational drugs to better ensure patient safety and improve adherence to the ...

Free-text entry for medication orders continues to be frequent, occurring approximately 9 percent of the time, according to one study published in the proceedings of the annual meeting of the American ...

According to a recent report from the Rand Corporation, Americans pay nearly three times more for prescription medications than people in more than 30 other countries. A new executive order from ...

Standard MM.4.10 (formerly TX.3.5.2) All prescriptions or medication orders are reviewed for appropriateness. A pharmacist must review all medication orders before dispensing a medication, removing it ...

Medication reconciliation is a safety practice to identify medication order discrepancies when patients transition from hospitals to nursing homes. Nurses serve on the front lines of this practice, ...

Prescription drugs can be expensive. Learn practical ways to save money on your prescriptions without skipping meds or ...

House Bill 324 would ban mail-order sales of certain medications and require in-person doctor visits. Abortion rights advocates say the bill could potentially limit drugs used for medication abortions ...

On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) with the aim of reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Although the EO is wide-ranging, its main provisions include: The directives ...

Prices will be cut by as much as 80%, and some immediately, he said at a press conference. Trump teased the announcement on Sunday as one of the "most consequential" orders in US history. President ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that lowers drug prices through the Medicare drug price negotiation program and brings relief to the nearly 69 million people, particularly ...