Patient information leaflets (PILs) are provided by the manufacturer following a standard template consisting of the same types of information for every medication.

It does not consider how an individual patient might react to a medication based on their pharmacogenomic data. Take various opioids like codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone and tramadol, as examples.

Patients with ADHD, receiving free medication from the government, are unable to know the side effects since product leaflets ...

Medication adherence for patients with asthma can be improved through patient empowerment by way of effective dialogue and appropriate education, according to a recent review.

State regulators faulted two hospitals in Southern California for medication errors that put patients at risk, including one who suffered a brain bleed after receiving repeated doses of blood thinner.

Medication lapses also raise a patient’s risk for asthma-related mortality. The World Health Organization estimates that 250,000 people die prematurely each year due to asthma.

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s World Patient Safety Day, the federal government has called for safer medication practices. The minister of health, Dr. Osagie ...