Settlement to be used for hospital training in labeling medicines.

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Settlement to be used for hospital training in labeling medicines.

September 21, 2005

Ostrom CM. The Seattle Times. September 13, 2005.

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This article reports on how one family and hospital will use personal tragedy to create awareness in practitioners of the importance of accurate labeling in hospitals.

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