title: Is that product safe? How to guarantee the integrity of medical supplies and tell staff about recalls.
abstract: This month's foldout section examines what hospitals can do to make sure the products and medicines they use are authentic and safe. It describes the roles of government, manufacturers, providers and patients in spotting and reporting problems. And it pays special attention to the ways hospitals can disseminate recall notices out to all affected staff as quickly and thoroughly as possible.
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Runy
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D018795:Device Approval; D017277:Drug Approval; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D035082:Federal Government; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D012308:Risk Management; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration