March 13, 2009 — Parenteral medication errors at the administration stage are common in intensive care units and may result in permanent harm or death, according to a multinational study published ...

Some medications must be given by an intravenous (IV) injection or infusion. This means they’re sent directly into your vein using a needle or tube. In fact, the term “intravenous” means “into the ...

Interview with Dr. Eduardo Bruera on the treatment of pain during a severe shortage of parenteral opioids. 9m 33s Download The opioid-overdose epidemic now causes more than 30,000 deaths per year in ...

A majority of nurses — 83 percent — reported that they further dilute certain IV push medications for adult patients prior to administration, according to a survey conducted by the Institute for Safe ...

BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the ...

Patients scrambling for the at-home parenteral nutrition they rely on for survival have made the news in recent days, but it's just another salvo in a decades-long struggle with supply. "Shortages for ...