To help ensure the correct medication is given to the correct patient at the correct time the FDA plans in the future to use
A. a bar-coded identification system
B. a smaller patient to hospital staff ratio
C. a card similar to a credit card used to track medical history
D. a joint computer system between hospitals and pharmacies
Ans: A. a bar-coded identification system
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