Newspaper/Magazine Article US drug shortages threatening those whose lives depend on crucial remedies. Citation Text: Stein R. Washington Post. May 2, 2011:A10. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL May 18, 2011 Stein R. Washington Post. May 2, 2011:A10. View more articles from the same authors. This newspaper article discusses the impact of drug shortages on patient safety. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Stein R. Washington Post. May 2, 2011:A10. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Get me out alive. May 17, 2006 The pain of wrong site surgery. July 6, 2011 Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis. June 29, 2011 Shifting the risks at night. June 22, 2011 Rating hospitals by the stars: the feds' latest plan to measure quality is the most controversial. 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Not ‘just depression.’ She seemed trapped in a downward mental health spiral. The real cause was a profound shock. February 3, 2021
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Medicare study finds teaching hospitals have higher risk of complications; findings disputed. February 29, 2012
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A growing number of primary-care doctors are burning out. How does this affect patients? April 9, 2014
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Promoting Patient Safety Through Effective Health Information Technology Risk Management. July 23, 2014
A doctor gave me an inept diagnosis for a neurological problem. I should know: I’m a neurologist. October 14, 2020
My life was upended for 35 years by a cancer diagnosis. A doctor just told me I was misdiagnosed. April 7, 2021
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Protect Patients Against Preventable Harm from Improper Use of Single-dose⁄Single-use Vials. May 16, 2012
Investigating the Prevalence and Causes of Prescribing Errors in General Practice: The PRACtICe Study. May 16, 2012
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DOD and VA Health Care: Medication Needs During Transitions May Not Be Managed for All Servicemembers. November 28, 2012
Inadequate Outpatient Mental Health Triage and Care of a Patient at the Chico Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in California. March 1, 2023
Variation in the reporting of elective surgeries and its influence on patient safety indicators. July 6, 2022
Ambulatory surgery facilities: a comprehensive review of medication error reports in Pennsylvania. September 14, 2011
Alcohol based surgical prep solution and the risk of fire in the operating room: a case report. May 21, 2008
Deficient Care of a Patient Who Died by Suicide and Facility Leaders' Response at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. July 5, 2023
Interview In Conversation with...Barbara Pelletreau and John Riggi about Cybersecurity March 27, 2024
The hospital ran out of her child's cancer drug. Now she's fighting to end shortages. November 1, 2023
Nearly all hospital pharmacists say drug shortages are negatively impacting care; a third say impacts are ‘critical.’ August 23, 2023
Medical middlemen: broken system making it harder for hospitals and patients to get some life-saving drugs. June 1, 2022
Nearly all thirty most frequently used emergency department drugs experienced shortages from 2006-2019. April 27, 2022
Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of prevalence, risk perceptions, and motivations. October 27, 2021
National drug shortages worsen during COVID-19 crisis: proposal for a comprehensive model to monitor and address critical drug shortages. November 4, 2020
Global drug shortages due to COVID-19: impact on patient care and mitigation strategies. July 8, 2020
Special report: COVID deepens the other opioid crisis - a shortage of hospital painkillers. June 24, 2020
Using a spare medication vial to store multiple medications: a potentially fatal in-home medication error. March 6, 2019
Comparative, cross-sectional study of the format, content and timing of medication safety letters issued in Canada, the USA and the UK. November 7, 2018
The Safety of Intravenous Drug Delivery Systems: Update on Current Issues Since the 2009 Consensus Development Conference. September 5, 2018
Empowering patients and agents to help prevent errors with living wills, DNRs, and POLSTs. June 27, 2018