recent news

06/29/2009
Flaame endorses AccuPax
AccuPax is a medication management solution that makes it very easy for the user to take the right drugs in the right dose at the right time, every time. AccuPax accomplishes this by pre-sorting and combining your medications into individual packets, one for each time of day, all according to your doctor’s instructions. A thirty day supply of these pre-sorted medications is delivered to your doorstep every month. We also take care of calling for refills and renewals. With the AccuPax service a licensed pharmacist fills your “pill box” which is spill proof, even if you drop it. Your pills are completely described on each packet. Other than a small shipping fee, there is no additional charge for your medications. www.AccuPax.com

05/05/2008
Flaame posts to Youtube.com
Flaame posts an informational video containing very sobering statistics (with references) regarding medication errors and what YOU can do about it. Medication Errors on Youtube

03/16/2008
Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal
Dennis Quaid's newborn twins nearly died when they were mistakenly given a drug overdose. The actor and his wife speak out to draw attention to hospital mistakes that kill. Steve Kroft reports.

07/03/2007
support for flaame grows
flaame has been added as a resource for the Safer Healthcare for Kids program! This program is designed for physicians, allied health professionals, administrators, parents, and caregivers. Their website is designed to be a Web-based resource center for pediatric safety information and strategies.

04/02/2007
Dr. J. Lyle Bootman voices flaame support
Dr. J. Lyle Bootman, Dean and Professor at The University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy and Co-Chair of the study “Preventing Medication Errors” by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies offered his spport to flaame, saying, "As a pharmacist who has been studying medication error for over thirty years, I know that this silent killer can be successfully defeated. Thanks to flaame, this issue is being put into the hands of the public, so they have the tools they need to effectively protect themselves from needless injury.”

03/29/2007

our mission

flaame's mission is to eliminate instances of prescription errors, medication errors and negative drug interactions. We accomplish this through awareness programs, education, lobbying and web-based resources.

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flaame: families launching action against medication errors, was founded in 2007 to heighten public and health care industry awareness of errors made on both sides of the prescription counter. flaame was co-founded by Cathy Horton, whose career, family life and health were thrown into turmoil following a combination of errors on the part of her doctor and her pharmacist. Learn more about flaame co-founder, Cathy Horton

“it was estimated that a pharmacist who is 99% accurate over 40 years of practice, in which 480,000 prescriptions are dispensed, will likely cause the death of six patients.” Source: US Pharmacist: A Systematic Approach to Preventing Medication Errors. www.uspharmacist.com/index.asp?page=ce2790/default.htm

- To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System: The National Acadamies Press

First DataBank Launches Campaign to Focus Public and Industry Attention on Medication Error Prevention

SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA, February 19, 2008 - First DataBank, a leading provider of drug information databases, today announced the launch of a new brand awareness campaign to focus public and industry attention on the prevention of medication errors. Buy a bracelet!

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