Newspaper/Magazine Article

Survey on LASA drug name pairs: who knows what’s on your list and the best ways to prevent mix-ups?

May 7, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 21, 2009;14:1-3.

This article shares results from a survey regarding look-alike or sound-alike (LASA) medication confusion and lists strategies to reduce such errors.

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