Dermatologic look- or sound-alike medications
Gremillion, L.; Hogan, D.J.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 3(1): 61-64
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616 PMID: 14964748 Document Number: 8675
Medication errors contribute substantially to patient injury and death, with 25% of these errors attributed to drug names that look or sound alike. This article was written to heighten the awareness of dermatologists and related health care professionals of confusing dermatologic drug names and includes a table of 166 look- and sound-alike drug names. Measures to decrease medication errors due to confusing drug nomenclature in dermatology are suggested in order to maximize patient safety.
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