Pharmacy Times November 24, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Medication errors cause significant financial and societal impacts, necessitating improved safety measures beyond traditional methods.
- Technological advancements, including electronic health records, AI, and blockchain, enhance medication safety by reducing errors and improving patient care.
- Personalized medicine, through pharmacogenomics and digital twins, tailors treatments to individual genetic profiles, maximizing effectiveness and minimizing adverse effects.
- Regulatory frameworks must evolve to accommodate rapid technological advancements, ensuring ethical and safe practices in healthcare.
Tools Like Robotic Dispensing Services, Pharmacogenomics, and Regulatory Changes Are Changing How Pharmacy Works
The costs associated with medication errors are estimated to be $42 billion annually worldwide.1 The true cost of medication errors, however, far surpasses the financial. Immense human suffering and erosion of trust in...
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