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Picking up a prescription? 6 tips to avoid dangerous pharmacy errors

Por: Los Angeles Times Science September 05, 2023

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Pharmacists are trained to safely dispense medications and avoid mistakes. But in recent years, a chorus of pharmacists have spoken out about how heavy workloads, especially at the big chain pharmacies, have led to dangerous errors. In California alone, an estimated 5 million pharmacy errors happen every year, according to the state’s Board of Pharmacy. The Times found in a review of citations issued to California pharmacies that the mistakes... + full article



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