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Look-A-Like Sound-A-Like

Guest Author 24/10/2017

Misinterpretation of Look-A-Like or Sound-A-Like medicines are among the many reasons for the incorrect supply of a medicine to a patient or carer Incident reports to PDL reveal certain patterns of errors which are likely to be attributed to similarities in packaging, storage location or names that read or sound similar. Be aware of these

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