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What does black box warning mean

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Black Box warning: When a drug has a very serious potential complication (c), the c is written out in the middle of a black box in the drug insert. This is done to prevent physicians from not reading it.

Answered 9/30/2013

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Dr. Ted Saha answered

Black box warning.: Food and drug administration, a regulatory agency puts out a notice on the packaging of a prescription drug that warns patients and doctors that the drug has potentially dangerous side effect.

Answered 11/10/2015

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