The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy

Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine author Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice author Roundtable on Health Literacy author Cori Vancheri editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Academies Press

Published:27th Nov '10

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The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy cover

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.

ISBN: 9780309159319

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90 pages