Do you believe your loved one is the victim of nursing home prescription errors? Were they given the wrong prescription, or too much or too little of the right one? Does it seem like they are asleep no matter when you visit?

How does this happen?
There are many different types of nursing home prescription errors; all of them can be harmful to residents.

• Prescriptions can be mixed up accidentally.


• Residents can be given the wrong prescription.


• Too much medication can cause a potentially fatal overdose.


• Too little can leave the resident in pain or fail to adequately manage a disease or condition.


• Withholding needed medications is a form of physical abuse.


• Failure to monitor drug interactions can cause serious side effects.


• Failure to check a patient's history for drug allergies can be deadly.


• Prescriptions may not be given correctly. For example, orange juice can negate the effect of certain medications.

Prescription errors can happen when the nursing home staff is stretched too thin. Accidental prescription errors are more likely to occur. In addition, when nurse fatigue sets in, residents may be intentionally over medicated to keep them quiet and compliant.

What can you do?

• Become involved in the patient's course of treatment.


• Note any changes in the patient's behaviour.


• Examine the patient's medication records to see whether the patient is being overmedicated.

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