Indian doctors in America help Katrina victims
..."Everyone from respiratory therapists to nurses to pharmacists to physicians . We used our collective skills to overcome the deficits. "We have had an outpouring of response on our appeal for help from members," AAPI president Vijay Koli said. "Some 250 doctors have already volunteered." Koli contacted AAPI me...Encephalitis Claims 131 lives in Uttar Pradesh
... already taken punitive action against doctors and pharmacists who failed to rise to the occasion in handling the disease." Source:IANS...Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Error
... adverse drug events. During the study period, the pharmacists intervened in nearly 15,000 cases, about 4,700 of them due to medication errors. The most common types of errors seen in the study were giving the wrong drug or the wrong dose. About 40 percent of all the drug errors identified involved cardiovascula...FDA Imposes New Restrictions On Roche's Accutane
...e aware of the potential risks. The FDA added that pharmacists would now be restricted to dispensing a one-month ...te counseling. ''This sticker will indicate to the pharmacists that the patient is 'qualified,' the FDA said in a statement....GlaxoSmithKline - Changes Lamictal(R) Label Appearance and Packaging
...d Drug Administration(FDA) in an effort to educate pharmacists and physicians about the potential for Lamictal dispensing errors. The container label change is a part of this effort.These efforts reinforce the importance of clear communication between physicians, phamacists and patients....