Medication errors are an unfortunate occurrence in the healthcare-delivery system. In a study released in 2006, the Institute of Medicine estimated that 1.5 million injuries occur each year in the U.S. because of medication errors that could have been prevented. An undetermined number occurred during the administration of injectible drugs. While there is no single solution that can eliminate all injectible drug-administration errors, there are technologies that can be applied to secondary seals to help reduce their incidence.
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