Tag: medication safety

Barcode Scanning in Pharmacies: How It Prevents Dispensing Errors +
14 Nov

Barcode Scanning in Pharmacies: How It Prevents Dispensing Errors

Barcode scanning in pharmacies prevents deadly medication errors by verifying the right patient, drug, dose, route, and time. With 93% effectiveness, it’s the most reliable tool against dispensing mistakes.

Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects +
10 Nov

Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects

Deprescribing helps older adults safely reduce unnecessary medications to cut side effects, prevent falls, and improve quality of life. Learn how structured frameworks like Shed-MEDS and deprescribing.org tools make this possible.