Drug Information Update - FDA Unveils Safe Use Initiative that Targets Preventable Harm from Medication Use

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Title: Drug Information Update - FDA Unveils Safe Use Initiative that Targets Preventable Harm from Medication Use

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the Safe Use Initiative, a program aimed at reducing the likelihood of preventable harm from medication use.

Millions of people are harmed every year from inappropriate medication use. Many injuries occur as a result of incomplete access to information about a drug, a patient, or the patient’s condition.

Other preventable sources of harm include unintentional misuse of medications, medication abuse, and attempts at self harm. Unintended exposure to prescription medications such as opioid drugs can cause harm, even death, in a single dose, if taken by someone other than the patient who was prescribed the medication.

For more information, please visit: Safe Use


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