http://en.wordpress.com/tag/sal-rivas/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "sal-rivas" Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:18 +0000 http://en.wordpress.com/tags/ en http://rosemanu.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/roseman-student-pharmacist-hailed-for-spotting-error/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:22:04 +0000 RosemanUniv http://rosemanu.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/roseman-student-pharmacist-hailed-for-spotting-error/ In the latest issue of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Medication Safety Alert! newsletter, the organization recognized third-year student pharmacist Sal Rivas for identifying and alerting them about a drug manufacturer’s website dosing error that could have resulted in parents inadvertently administering 10 times more than the recommended dosage of phenylephrine HCI 0.125% for children 2- to 6-years-old. The drug in question was a decongestant nose drop. His vigilance allowed the ISMP to contact the manufacturer who promptly corrected the error on the same day. Congratulations to Sal for using his knowledge and problem-solving skills to help the public avoid a potentially dangerous mistake.

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