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News about errors in injectable drug delivery has raised public awareness for patient care and the safety of healthcare professionals.

In this environment of quality outcome reimbursement and efforts to enhance patient safety, BD is providing products that may help deliver better quality of care for patients and solutions for hospitals, nurses, and pharmacists.

BD is focused on helping to prevent incidents of injectable drug delivery errors, infection, and contamination.

Unsafe Injection Practices Result in Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus
Infection Control Today (4/3/2012)
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Is It True You Can't Use Multiple Dose Vials Anymore?
Beckers ASC Review, Quality & Infection Control (3/13/2012)
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Analysis: Is A New Federal Patient Safety Effort Doing Enough To Curb Medical Errors?
Kaiser Health News (2/22/2012)
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Amid Shortages, Rules Force Hospitals to Trash Scarce Drugs
MSNBC (2/15/2012)
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Poor Injection Habits of Anesthesiologists Are Alarming
Examiner.com (2/1/2012)
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Infection Control Training Mandated at Assisted Living Centers
News & Observer (1/24/2012)
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At the Clinic, Care... and Infection
The Wall Street Journal (10/25/2011)
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Wis. Clinic Warns Patients of Possible Blood-Borne Disease Exposure
ABC News (8/11/2011)
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