Pharmacoepidemiological evidence suggests that the use of some commonly prescribed medicines (and in some cases, medications available without a prescription) is associated with depression. The prevalence of depression was 5% for people not taking drugs implicated as...
Cases of MRSA are on the rise among injecting drug users in the USA. Although awareness is high in relation to nosocomial transmission, it is also worth bearing in mind that some cases might actually be imported into hospitals and other institutional settings. More...
If the human suffering secondary to morbidity and mortality associated with prescription drugs is not enough to convince people that more effort is required to enhance medication safety, then perhaps the breathtaking analysis here...
Irish researchers have found that one out of every six people used 35 or more medications in their last year of life. Although this may be related to high symptom burden, it is also recognised that continued use of futile treatment is also contributing. More food for...
In a British study assessing the incidence and cost of medication harm in older adults following hospital discharge, 37% of participants experienced medication-related harm (556 events per 1000 discharges), of which 336 (81%) cases were serious and 214 (52%)...
