Recalls or Safety Alerts

When the organization has been informed of a medication recall or discontinuation by the manufacturer or the FDA for safety reasons, retrieve the medications within the organization and handle per organization policy, law, or regulation. 

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Information requests regarding recalls or safety alerts typically lead to analyses of a given company s or product s track record for the purpose of assessing quafity control, as well as potential legal liability or commercial vulnerability. Comparative recall data (numbers and class of severity) are also a component in industry benchmarking and trend-watching. 

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