Medication Safety for Look-alike, Sound-alike Medicines.

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Medication Safety for Look-alike, Sound-alike Medicines.

November 15, 2023

Galappatthy P, Mair A, Dhingra-Kumar N et al. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2023. ISBN 9789240058897.

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Look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medicines are known contributors to drug errors. This report discusses how name and label similarities degrade care, and the actions organizations and individual practitioners can take to mitigate the potential of LASA medication errors that cause harm. The authors discuss obstacles and enablers to implementing prevention strategies.

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