“Labeling and packaging issues are the cause of 33 percent of medication errors, including 30 percent of fatalities.”
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Links

The following sites offer important information about packaging issues:

Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices & Radiological Health
	Requirements for Unique Device Identification System
	ERG Final Report: Unique Identification for Medical Devices Detailed scenarios, statistics and applications for UDI, UPN and RFID.
	Summary from the October 25, 2006 FDA Public Meeting on Unique Device Identification Discussion on the mandate by the FDA for UDI (Unique Device Identification).
Other Packaging Management Links
	Visit www.21cfrpart11.com, your compliance resource.
	Packaging News http://www.packagingtoday.com Providing packaging news for packaging companies, packaging suppliers, and the packaging industry.

Compliance Expertise FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU MDD, OSHA, DOT, GMP, and UDI

Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices & Radiological Health