What Is the Purpose of a "Black Box Warning" on a Package

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Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a "black box warning" on a package insert?

• A)It is used to reconstruct the events leading to a fatality resulting from a medication error.
• B)It is issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)to indicate medications that may be used to manufacture illicit drugs such as methamphetamine.
• C)It is used to draw attention to potentially fatal,life threatening,or disabling adverse effects for different medications.
• D)It means that the effects of the drug have not yet been determined.

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