Drone delivery of medications: review of the landscape and legal considerations. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Drone delivery of medications: review of the landscape and legal considerations. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published December 2017

Drone delivery of medications: review of the landscape and legal considerations.

Lin CA, Shah K, Mauntel C, Shah SA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018;75:153-158.

Errors in medication delivery can result in patient harm. This commentary introduces use of drones as a way to improve patient access to medications. The authors outline regulatory and safety factors that stakeholders seeking to utilize drone technology should consider.

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