Medication Errors Associated with Look-alike/Sound-alike Drugs: A Brief Review.

dc.contributor.authorRahman, Zaida
dc.contributor.authorParvin, Rukhsana
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-16T07:03:15Z
dc.date.available2016-02-16T07:03:15Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstractThe existence of confusing drug names is one of the most common causes of medication errors. There are many types of medication errors: wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong route of administration, wrong patient etc. Misreading medication names that look similar is a common mistake. These look-alike medication names may also sound alike and can lead to errors associated with verbal prescriptions. Similar sounding drugs may produce confusion and may lead to unintended interchange of drugs causing harm to patients or even patient death. The main aim of the study was to evaluate medication errors related to look alikesound alike drug names and to find out the strategies to prevent these medication errors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRahman Zaida, Parvin Rukhsana. Medication Errors Associated with Look-alike/Sound-alike Drugs: A Brief Review. Journal of Enam Medical College. 2015 May; 5(2): 110-117.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2227-6688
dc.identifier.issn2304-9316
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/173027
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JEMC/article/view/23385en_US
dc.subjectLook-alikeen_US
dc.subjectSound-alikeen_US
dc.subjectFDAen_US
dc.subjectPharmaceutical companiesen_US
dc.titleMedication Errors Associated with Look-alike/Sound-alike Drugs: A Brief Review.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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