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Misidentification of alphanumeric symbols in both handwritten and computer-generated information.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 2, 2009;14:1-2.

This article discusses examples of confusion associated with the use of certain letters and numbers and describes both low-tech and high-tech solutions to clarify prescriptions.
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