Lookalikes a risk, say pharmacists


Blue medicines bottles. Image courtesy Pardeep Singh.
Blue medicines bottles. Image courtesy Pardeep Singh.
Medicines which come in very similar packaging are contributing to dispensing mistakes and pharmacist burnout, says one pharmacist “Currently we are getting so many medicines in the same colour, shape and size containers,” Melbourne-based pharmacist Pardeep Singh, who has spoken out numerous times regarding issues affecting pharmacists, told the AJP. “They are so similar in

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