Newspaper/Magazine Article To be safe, keep track of pills. Citation Text: Foreman J. LA Times. September 4, 2006 Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 20, 2006 Foreman J. LA Times. September 4, 2006 View more articles from the same authors. This article describes what patients can do to minimize opportunities for medication error. Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Foreman J. LA Times. September 4, 2006 Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) The horror of awakening during surgery. March 6, 2005 Rx for a better prescription. Hospital bans doctors from using confusing medical abbreviations. October 5, 2005 The nurse's role in the causation of compensable injury. October 12, 2011 L.A.’s poorest patients endure long delays to see medical specialists. Some die waiting. 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