Medication errors related to product names.

John P Santell; Diane D Cousins

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Medication errors related to product names.

November 9, 2005

Santell JP, Cousins DD. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(11):649-54.

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The authors use data from United States Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program to illustrate look-alike/sound-alike errors and provide strategies to minimize their occurrence.

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