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The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

By Institute of Medicine; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Roundtable on Health L

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780309159326, 9780309159319
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
614 kB (628549 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
89\0
Time added
2023-08-31 03:36:07

Description

Every year at least 1.5 million people suffer adverse effects from medication. These problems occur because people misunderstand labels, are unaware of drug interactions, or otherwise use medication improperly. The Food and Drug Administration's Safe Use Initiative seeks to identify preventable medication risks and develop solutions to them. The IOM held a workshop to discuss the FDA's Safe Use Initiative and other efforts to improve drug labeling and safety.

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