Thursday, July 24, 2008

Scary statistic!

According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies:
Almost 4 BILLION prescriptions are filled each year.
More than 50 MILLION medication errors are made each year.
More than 1.5 MILLION injuries happen each year due to those medication errors.
More than 7 THOUSAND deaths each year are caused by those prescription errors.

Make sure your doctor is writing your prescription correctly and make sure that your pharmacist is filling it correctly.

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