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Anesthesia Color Coding for Safety by Yusnia Gulfa Maharani is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists submitted comments in response to an FDA hearing on using color on pharmaceutical labels. They believe color-coding could help reduce medication errors but studies are inconclusive. They support a multi-factorial approach including standardized color-coding, prominent labeling of drug name/contents, and consistency between container caps and syringe/ampoule labels. They suggest high-risk drug classes that may benefit from color-coding and recommend prospective studi
- Author
- Yusnia Gulfa Maharani
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- EN