FDA Advise-ERR: medication errors associated with Cerebyx.

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FDA Advise-ERR: medication errors associated with Cerebyx.

April 23, 2008

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 10, 2008;13:1-2.

This article describes medication errors caused by unclear labeling of the medication Cerebyx and provides recommendations to prevent such errors.

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