Correct prescription writing habits could have a great influence on the fate of drug therapy as well as the health of patients. One of the major types of errors in prescriptions is the "errors of commission". In this study attempts were made to examine 519 prescriptions of the internal ward of Ayatollah Taleghani teaching hospital over a period of 3 months in terms of the nature and extent of t...

Correct prescription writing habits could have a great influence on the fate of drug therapy as well as the health of patients. One of the major types of errors in prescriptions is the "errors of commission". In this study attempts were made to examine 519 prescriptions of the internal ward of Ayatollah Taleghani teaching hospital over a period of 3 months in terms of the nature and extent of t...

The need for external quality control for drugs-of-abuse urinalysis has long been recognized. Based on experiences in other countries, a proficiency testing program has been introduced recently in Spain. Sterile urine samples containing different concentrations of drugs and metabolites are analyzed by participating laboratories four times a year. Comprehensive educational reports reviewed by an...

Background A high rate of prescription errors exists in pediatric teaching hospitals, especially during initial training. Objectives To determine the effectiveness of a two-hour lecture by a pharmacist on rates of prescription errors and quality of prescriptions. Methods A two-hour lecture led by a pharmacist was provided to 11 junior pediatric residents (PGY-1) as part of a one-month immer...

This paper proposes a bridge between the Herding literature and the literature on Rational Expectations under asymmetric information. In particular we examine how the presence of discrete investment decisions affects the properties of a market equilibrium where information is costly to acquire. We choose to focus on the case where individual decisions are discrete since this appears to be the k...

Diagnostics for normal errors in regression currently utilize ordinary residuals, despite the failure of assumptions validating their use. Case studies here show that such misuse may be critical even in samples of size exceeding currently accepted guidelines. A remedy is to employ recovered errors having the required properties.

Dear Editor, As you know physical and mental wellness of physicians and nurses, as the main role in the treatment of patients, in conditions such as burnout, compassion fatigue, depression, and poor work-life balance, is one of the top priorities in the U.S.A. National Academy of Medicine  (1-4). Although healthcare team members are generally known as a caregiver to others;  their h...