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black box warning

black box warning noun: a warning, surrounded by a black border, affixed to a prescription drug to indicate that it may cause serious or life-threatening effects.

Noun

black box warning (plural black box warnings)

  1. (US) A warning, surrounded by a black border, affixed to a prescription drug to indicate that it may cause serious or life-threatening effects.

Forms of black box warning

pluralblack box warnings

Questions about black box warning

What does black box warning mean?
Black box warning means a warning, surrounded by a black border, affixed to a prescription drug to indicate that it may cause serious or life-threatening effects.
What part of speech is black box warning?
Black box warning is a noun.
What is the plural of black box warning?
The plural of black box warning is black box warnings.

Words near black box warning in the dictionary

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  6. black box warning
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