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Medication Error Death Rate Up 500 Percent

Day to Day, August 27, 2008 ยท Painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs are being prescribed to out-patients in high doses, without the oversight of a doctor. A new study found that in the last 20 years there has been a 500 percent increase in the death rate from medication errors made at home. Medical contributor Dr. Sydney Spiesel discusses the data with Alex Chadwick. Listen Now [2 min 47 sec, click on the link below javascript:NPR.Player.openPlayer(94019645,%2094019605,%20null,%20NPR.Player.Action.PLAY_NOW,%20NPR.Player.Type.STORY,%20'0')


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