New AAP guidance has 11 practice recommendations for safely administering medication to students. An updated AAP policy statement has new guidance for the safe administration of medication in schools.

Data analyzed by CNN shows mifepristone — the first drug in the medication abortion process — is even safer than some common, low-risk prescription drugs, including penicillin and Viagra.

The researchers collected data from the National Reporting and Learning System for England and Wales, where medication administration errors were reported between 2007 and 2016. During this time ...

Dosage form modification: The alteration of a medication’s original formulation (e.g. crushing or splitting) to facilitate administration in patients who have difficulty swallowing.

Inadequate knowledge of safe medication practices and procedures has been cited as a factor that contributes to medication errors. [7, 8] Deficiencies in education and training processes have also ...

The Times reviewed 101 studies of medication abortion, spanning continents and decades. All concluded that the pills are a safe method for terminating a pregnancy.

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