Don't Lose Sleep Over Daylight Savings Time

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This could cause medications to be incorrectly prescribed, or given at the wrong time, or missed, or given more than once, or given for longer or shorter durations than intended, or incorrectly recorded, the FDA warned.

"The extent and seriousness of this problem is unclear," the FDA said in a statement. "We do not know if any medical equipment will be affected, how it will be affected, or how it may affect patients. Although we don't know what specific equipment may fail to work correctly, we are concerned about equipment that consumers or patients use in their homes."

The FDA suggested that health-care workers and patients check any medical equipment that is time-sensitive. Checking should be done after 2 a.m. Sunday, after the time change.

More information

For more information on sleep, visit the National Sleep Foundation.