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manufacturers, espe-
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facilities face drug
shortages. Relying on
cap or label color, or
the size or shape of a
vial, is dangerous. As
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Automated dispens-
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providers might push
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over concerns of
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keying drug names
and patient informa-
tion into the system,
and waiting for the
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LABELING ERRORS
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