FDA wants to raise the bar for medication labels
Ambulatory Safety Monitor, March 21, 2003
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The FDA proposed that medications contain bar codes to reduce errors, according to the Department of Health and Human Services on March 13.
Under the proposed rule, all prescription medications, blood and blood products, and some vaccines and over-the-counter medications would contain bar codes with identifying information. Computer software could then link the drugs with a patient's electronic medical record. If a staff member scans the code on both a patient's bracelet and the medication, error messages appear to warn against incorrect dosages, allergies, interactions with other drugs, and other potential errors, according to HHS.
The proposed rule outlines bar code procedures for hospitals, but the FDA indicates that widespread adoption of the practice will encourage other health care providers to do so.
For more on the bar code initiative, click here.
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