One of the essential roles of nursing home staff is to ensure the residents' safety and well-being. Now, it has come to light that some facilities for the elderly are improperly administering vitamin intravenous (IV) infusions without signed doctors’ orders. This...
Contaminated mental health drug could endanger certain users
There are medications that can drastically improve someone's outlook on life and mental health, as well as drugs that can improve someone's physical health and safety. Some drugs can do both. The drug Lamictal, whose generic name is lamotrigine, is a popular ACE...
Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes Rampant
Large amounts of nursing homes here in Texas are understaffed, creating a situation where the nurses are stretched too thin in the activities. Many of the residents have mental health issues that require extensive attention and can be challenging to deal with. The...
Vision loss linked to Amiodarone use
Many people in the San Antonio area take Amiodarone to prevent irregular heart activity, such as arrhythmias. Arrhythmias prevent proper blood flow to the heart and can lead to cardiac arrest. At-risk patients also receive the medication before surgeries to minimize...
