Drug Labeling
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Labeling of contrast agent containers: a potential source of confusion and error.

30 Aug 2009 No imaging contrast agent is completely safe. There are opportunities for improving the safe use of contrast agents through a better understanding of potential errors that can occur as a result of confusing labeling on contrast agent containers. ... Read more...

The FDA Acetaminophen Advisory Committee Meeting - what is the future of acetaminophen in the United States? The perspective of a committee member.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Unintentional acetaminophen toxicity is a common problem throughout the world but particularly in the more developed countries. To deal with the problem, several countries have attempted to decrease the risk of acetaminophen overdose by ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Drug Labeling'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Prescription standards are necessary to improve health literacy and medication safety. 30 Oct 2009
• Off-label use of becaplermin gel (recombinant platelet-derived growth factor-BB) for treatment of mucosal defects after corticocancellous bone graft: report of 2 cases with review of the literature. 30 Oct 2009
• Going off-label without venturing off-course: evidence and ethical off-label prescribing. 24 Oct 2009
• Lost in transmission--FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians. 19 Oct 2009
• The safety of propofol. 4 Oct 2009
• The cost of donated drugs. 30 Sep 2009
• Pharmacists' role in facilitating evidence-based prescribing for unlabeled use of medications. 29 Sep 2009
• CDC and FDA response to risk of confusion in dosing Tamiflu oral suspension. 28 Sep 2009
• Risk of confusion in dosing Tamiflu oral suspension in children. 21 Sep 2009
• The "off-label" role of recombinant factor VIIa in surgery: is the problem deficient evidence or defective concept? 17 Sep 2009
• Good law from tragic facts--Congress, the FDA, and preemption. 15 Sep 2009
• Tort claims and federal regulation of medical devices vs pharmaceuticals. 14 Sep 2009
• [New EU law--an improvement for Norwegian children?] 8 Sep 2009
• Labeling of contrast agent containers: a potential source of confusion and error. 30 Aug 2009
• I have read that Botox now comes with a warning. How safe is it for removing wrinkles? 30 Aug 2009
• The FDA Acetaminophen Advisory Committee Meeting - what is the future of acetaminophen in the United States? The perspective of a committee member. 30 Aug 2009
• ...And do parents misinterpret OTC cough-cold product labels? 30 Aug 2009
• New prescription drug labeling regulations and the demise of "the letter". 30 Aug 2009
• Proposed mandate for instructions and labeling regarding the use of eye drops. 30 Aug 2009
• Inadequacies of statutory drug compendia also affect the mental health field. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Drug Labeling'

Definition: Use of written, printed, or graphic materials upon or accompanying a drug container or wrapper. It includes contents, indications, effects, dosages, routes, methods, frequency and duration of administration, warnings, hazards, contraindications, side effects, precautions, and other relevant information.

Descriptor UI: D004348

Alternative terms: Drug Labeling; Labeling, Drug; Product Labeling, Drug; Drug Product Labeling; Labeling, Drug Product; Package Inserts, Drug; Drug Package Insert; Drug Package Inserts; Insert, Drug Package; Inserts, Drug Package; Package Insert, Drug; Drug Labelling; Labelling, Drug;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics; trends;

Tree Number: E05.916.310; J01.576.318.321.400; J01.576.761.300.400;

History Note: 68