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Look-alike and sound-alike medicines: risks and 'solutions.'
Emmerton LM, Rizk MFS. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34:4-8.

This commentary explores factors that contribute to look-alike/sound-alike drug errors and makes recommendations to address these issues.
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