A report published by the National Patient Safety Agency says that children are the worst affected by hospital drug errors.
A report published by the National Patient Safety Agency says that children are the worst affected by hospital drug errors. Sometimes they receive doses of powerful drugs that should never have been given to them in the first place.
The report says that from October 2007 to September 2008, some 33 children and 39 babies less than a month old died due to drug errors that were preventable. Jenny Mooney, who is the child health lead at the NPSA, said the main issue was that drug companies rarely manufactured kid doses and it was left to nurses to titrate the right amount of medicine for children, which is where most errors occur.
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Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse.
Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse.
As an example the report cited the use of gentamycin. Around 400 incidents of wrong dosage were reported between April 2007 to March 2008, among which 66% were related to problems with the administration, to 23% prescribing and 6% to monitoring.
The NSPA also said that it may have not got the full picture regarding drug errors because it relied on reported incidents.
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Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general information about Alcoholic Liver Disease.
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general information about Alcoholic Liver Disease.
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Chemotherapy drugs perform like ‘magic bullets’ to destroy cancer cells in the body.
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Treaty With Japan may Legalize Dumping Toxic Waste in India
Environmental groups and NGOs in India are up in arms against a coming India-Japan treaty regarding the export of old Japanese ships and toxic chemicals to Indian shipyards.
Environmental groups and NGOs in India are up in arms against a coming India-Japan treaty regarding the export of old Japanese ships and toxic chemicals to Indian shipyards.
