Read the Prescription Label

<p>In 1999 the Institute of Medicine published its landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System in which it stated that nearly 98000 people die needlessly every year due to preventable medical mistakes. In 2009 the Consumer's Union published a report To Err Is Human-To Delay Is Deadly stating that we are no better off today than we were ten years ago and that a million lives have been lost and billions of dollars wasted due to medical mistakes. Enter Dr. Mary Sue McAslan pharmacist and medication safety expert. With over thirty years' experience she provides clever easy-to-follow safety tips for the average healthcare consumer. These simple tips will prevent serious medication errors from happening at the hospital the doctor's office the pharmacy and at home.</p>