For a new medication or a change in one, make a chart that includes the name of the drug, the times to be taken (a.m. and/or p.m.) and for how many days it was prescribed. Tape the chart so it is ...

A chart-review study of medication errors in adult inpatients by Bates et al. [1] found that, for 530 errors identified on three medical units over a 51-day period, missing doses accounted for 53%, ...

Patients report side effects from medication for the treatment of depression 20 times more than psychiatrists have recorded in the charts. The researchers recommend the use of a self-administered ...