boxed warning

an alert strongly recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationus-food-and-drug-administration to be included in the labeling of medications that have been found to have particularly serious or life-threatening side effects or that should be prescribed only under certain circumstances or to certain patient populations. The warning must be prominently displayed and in bold type. Also called black box warning.

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Psychology term of the day

February 20th 2025

tickle experience

a sensation produced by impulses from adjacent skin receptors that are stimulated lightly in rapid succession. It is assumed that the receptors involved are also responsible for the sensations of itch and pain and that the method of stimulation accounts for the different sensations.