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Pharmacist workload may lead to medication errors

As New York residents may know, pharmacists fill many prescriptions daily as well as performing other duties such as talking to individuals to instruct them on their medications. A recent study shows that pharmacists who fill too many prescriptions in a day have a greater risk of making mistakes. Pharmacists from two Texas hospitals authored the study that appeared in a pharmacy magazine, and included medication orders for over 1.9 million patients that were filled by 50 pharmacists. The study was over a period of one year and showed 92 prescription errors during the time the orders were verified. Out of every 100,000 verified orders,

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Protecting Workers: Maintain Safe Protocols for Unusual Machine Use

When people look at workplace safety, they tend to look at standard operations and plan accordingly; but sometimes it’s when unusual things happen that there’s the highest risk of an accident. This is particularly true with regard to the kinds of high-pressure, powerful machines and equipment used in any physical trades, in manufacturing and in different types of industrial situations. Employers should really brainstorm and look beyond β€œbusiness as usual” to figure out how to protect frontline workers, both in order to take care of their employees and to prevent significant liability. Maintenance and Equipment Service It’s no surprise to a lot of people who

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