Pharmaceutical industry and medical device companies: part of the solution?

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Pharmaceutical industry and medical device companies: part of the solution?

April 29, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 16, 2006.

This article discusses the high percentage of reported errors that are related to product or device problems and advocates that the pharmaceutical industry and medical device companies should also be accountable for safety.

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