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%, ...

There is no cure for genital herpes. However, some drugs have been effective in reducing the duration and frequency of herpes outbreaks. The decision to use one treatment over another for genital ...

Dear Readers: Here are some Heloise Hints for taking medications: • Make a chart that includes the name of the drug, when it is to be taken and the number of days it was prescribed. Tape it where you ...

The chart-review method has been used in several research studies at Harvard Medical School's affiliated hospitals (Brigham and Women's, Massachusetts General, and Children's). The first step in ...