# VA - 22-00814-230 - 1
> **Closed** recommendation · 2022-09-01
**Report:** Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Summary Report: Evaluation of Medication Management in Veterans Health Administration Facilities, Fiscal Year 2021 ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/33172))
**OIG report number:** 22-00814-230
**Recommendation number:** 1
## Text
The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, ensures healthcare providers inform patients and/or caregivers when a medication is not FDA-approved; provide the option to refuse the medication; and advise them of the known risks, benefits, and alternatives prior to administration.
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