Despite these shortcomings, manufacturers make claims of very high accuracy, Weyer says, citing one
drug package insert that says the test is 100 % accurate, although the study included only 10 subjects.
Not exact matches
FDA also asked Pfizer and other companies to highlight safety warnings in the
package inserts that are distributed with certain other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs, or NSAIDs.
Compounding pharmacies — which are not FDA - approved, and make some 3 % of
drugs dispensed in the U.S., according to WebMD — do not
insert WHI warnings with bioidentical hormone
packaging, giving the illusion of being safer than commercially marketed
drugs.
Read the warnings on the
package or
insert that comes with the
drug.
Many
drugs used in veterinary medicine are administered extra-label, meaning that they can and are regularly given in a route or at a dose not specified by the
package insert.
I review and verify AE and concomitant medication coding via MedDRA and WHO
Drug coding internally referencing
package inserts and investigational brochures.
One simple way to prepare for these responsibilities is to read the
package inserts and
drug labels that accompany all medications, whether they are
drugs from
drug company representatives (
drug - reps), or
drugs ordered by the practice.