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Overmedication and harmful drug reactions   By LEE ANN MARTIN PC Department of Social Services As people grow older, they are more likely to develop long-term health conditions that require medication and often times multiple medications.&nbsp...

Instructor: CoraLynn B. Trewet, MS, PharmD, BCPS, CDE Clinical Professor, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Introduction Heart disease is the cause for one of every three deaths in the United States. Every 25 seconds someone experiences a coronary...

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Currently, over 80 percent of American adults take at least one medication and 29 percent of these people take five or more medications, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. In some cases, the combining of multiple drugs...

A new study has found that one in 250 individuals will experience an adverse drug reaction and require treatment in an emergency department (ED). Research of Adverse Drug ED Visits Adverse drug event prevention was a target for the Patient Protection...