Double-Checking the Pill Bottle: Can We Trust Our Prescriptions?

With frequent recalls and ever-present risks, the trustworthiness of our prescriptions is under the microscope.
Double-Checking the Pill Bottle: Can We Trust Our Prescriptions?
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00

Are you getting the right dose of the right medication? Even if you read your label properly and follow the prescription to the letter, you might be suffering the effects of systemic failings in the health care system that contribute to millions of medication errors each year.

A recent drug company recall highlights the risk.
Sheramy Tsai
Sheramy Tsai
Author
Sheramy Tsai, BSN, RN, is a seasoned nurse with a decade-long writing career. An alum of Middlebury College and Johns Hopkins, Tsai combines her writing and nursing expertise to deliver impactful content. Living in Vermont, she balances her professional life with sustainable living and raising three children.
Related Topics