Quality use of medicines - medication safety issues in naming; look-alike, sound-alike medicine names

Remo Ostini; Elizabeth Roughead; Carl Michael James Kirkpatrick; Gregory R Monteith; Susan E Tett

doi:10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00210.x

Quality use of medicines - medication safety issues in naming; look-alike, sound-alike medicine names

Remo Ostini
, Elizabeth Roughead
, Carl Michael James Kirkpatrick
, Gregory R Monteith
, Susan E Tett

Centre for Medicine Use and Safety

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Abstract

To review current literature with the objective of developing strategies and recommendations to enhance patient safety and minimise clinical issues with look-alike, sound-alikemedication names.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	349-357
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00210.x
Publication status	Published - 2012

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