Title: The Safe Use Initiative and health literacy
Description: "Every year at least 1.5 million people suffer adverse effects from medication. These problems occur because people misunderstand labels, are unaware of drug interactions, or otherwise use medication improperly. The Food and Drug Administration's Safe Use Initiative seeks to identify preventable medication risks and develop solutions to them. The IOM held a workshop to discuss the FDA's Safe Use Initiative and other efforts to improve drug labeling and safety."--
Subjects: Safety measures, Drug Legislation, Drugs, Safety Management, Health Policy, Congresses, Pharmaceutical policy, Patient education, Drug Toxicity, Health Literacy, Pharmacy Legislation, Drugs, side effects, Drugs, law and legislation, Medical policy, Health literacy
Places: United States, Congresses