A San Antonio woman has spent the last decade developing a product and creating a company that aims to clearly label IV medications and reduce the risk of patients receiving the incorrect medication.

“In 50% of facilities, there’s nothing used,” said Elizabeth Friedman, founder and CEO of Safen. “No labels at all.”

Often, Friedman said, stickers or a piece of tape are wrapped around an IV line so that medical staff can quickly identify the medication a patient is receiving.

“This is a nurse workaround,” Friedman said. “It can get wet and smudge. You can’t read it. You can’t depend on it.”

It’s a problem her husband noticed while working in the medical field.

Friedman, who has a background in clinical nutrition, founded Safen to develop plastic tags that snap onto IV lines.

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