BAR CODES
December 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIE
THE US Food and Drug Administration is to order by February that all medication sold to hospitals must bear supermarket-style bar codes, in a bid to reduce medical errors. More advanced scanners will also be made available, warning of any patient allergies and other important information guiding doctors when prescribing drugs.
THE US Food and Drug Administration is to order by February that all medication sold to hospitals must bear supermarket-style bar codes, in a bid to reduce medical errors. More advanced scanners will also be made available, warning of any patient allergies and other important information guiding doctors when prescribing drugs.
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