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ISMP medication error report analysis.
Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:869-872.
This monthly selection of error reports includes examples of confusion regarding medication delivery instructions and sound-alike mistakes involving epinephrine and ephedrine.
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