Exploring the potential for using drug indications to prevent look-alike and sound-alike drug errors.
Seoane-Vazquez E, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Alqahtani S, et al. Exploring the potential for using drug indications to prevent look-alike and sound-alike drug errors. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2017;16(10):1103-1109. doi:10.1080/14740338.2017.1358361.
This experimental study found that including the approved indication along with the generic name reduced medication errors associated with look-alike and sound-alike drug pairs. The authors advocate for incorporating this information into medication prescribing.