Emergency Use Authorization Requirements May Offer FDA Better Window Into Medication Errors

Unlike with traditional approvals, emergency use authorization requires medication error reports to be submitted to the FDA, offering additional insight into why they occur. 

Regeneron COVID-19 antibodies and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Similar packaging lead to mix-ups of Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibodies (left) and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. • Source: FDA

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