by Eric Christianson | Feb 15, 2026 | Medication Errors, Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine Case Studies
Medication errors can get ugly in a hurry. I was prompted to write this example as I came across a situation recently where an elderly patient received a schizophrenic patient’s high-dose antipsychotic. This high dose antipsychotic error resulted in an ICU stay...
by Eric Christianson | Aug 7, 2022 | Medication Errors
I’ve come across many medication errors in my years of clinical practice. I’ve compiled a list of patient and healthcare professional mistakes and wanted to share another one that I’ve seen. The abbreviation error, in this case, was inadvertently...