News Source: Los Angeles Times
| 27 days ago
In an attempt to reduce the deaths and serious health problems caused by misuse of medication, the Food and Drug Administration is trying to identify the most serious threats and find ways to avoid them. About 1.5 million preventable "adverse drug...
News Source: Washington Post
| 27 days ago
Hamburg said Wednesday as she announced the new "Safe Use" program. The Institute of Medicine estimates that at least 1.5 million preventable injuries and deaths result each year from overdosing, mix-ups and unintended exposure to prescription drugs.
News Source: Houston Chronicle
| 27 days ago
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems. Under the plan announced Wednesday, the FDA will work with...
News Source: Reuters
| 27 days ago
U.S. health officials unveiled plans to fight avoidable injuries from medication errors or misuse, a problem that harms hundreds of thousands of people each year and can be deadly. The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that a more...
News Source: Palm Beach Post
| 28 days ago
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems. Under the plan, the FDA will work with physicians to identify...