Safety Considerations for Product Design to Minimize Medication Errors: Guidance for Industry. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Safety Considerations for Product Design to Minimize Medication Errors: Guidance for Industry. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Book/Report
 
• Published April 2016

Safety Considerations for Product Design to Minimize Medication Errors: Guidance for Industry.

Rockville, MD: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration; April 2016.

Strategies to prevent medication errors are a continuing focus of ongoing safety initiatives. This guidance outlines factors to consider when creating drug products to reduce design-associated medication errors.

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