ENTREPRENEURIAL OPERATIONS
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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Question
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Which organization has helped directly the implementation of bar coding in pharmacy?
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bar codes and bar-code readers are great tools for verifying information about a drug before it is dispensed or administered to a patient. In order to work most effectively, each individual dose must have a unique bar code on its packaging identifying the drug and the amount of the dose.
Detailed explanation-2: -The FDA said the bar-code rule is designed to support and encourage widespread adoption of advanced information systems that, in some hospitals, have reduced medication error rates by as much as 85%. In these hospitals, each patient is provided with a bar-coded identification bracelet.
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