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Recognition and Knowledge of Medications with Black Box Warnings Among Pediatricians and Emergency Physicians.


ABSTRACT: "Boxed warnings" (BW), sometimes referred to as "black box warnings," are the most serious level of warning provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We aimed to assess physician awareness and knowledge of BW, and to gain a better understanding of where physicians obtain information about serious adverse drug reactions for commonly prescribed medications. A cross-sectional survey instrument was administered to emergency medicine (EM) and pediatrician (Peds) attending and resident physicians. The main outcome measures were physician performance in identifying medications with and without black box warnings and the content of the warnings. The survey response rate was 81/198 (41 %). Respondents correctly identified medications with BW only 36.3 % of the time, but were able to correctly identify medications without such warnings 83.8 % of the time. Attending physicians were better able to identify medications with or without BW when compared with residents (p?

SUBMITTER: Smollin CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4880604 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Recognition and Knowledge of Medications with Black Box Warnings Among Pediatricians and Emergency Physicians.

Smollin Craig Geoffrey CG   Fu Jonathan J   Levin Ross R  

Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 20160601 2


"Boxed warnings" (BW), sometimes referred to as "black box warnings," are the most serious level of warning provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We aimed to assess physician awareness and knowledge of BW, and to gain a better understanding of where physicians obtain information about serious adverse drug reactions for commonly prescribed medications. A cross-sectional survey instrument was administered to emergency medicine (EM) and pediatrician (Peds) attending and resident physi  ...[more]

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