Look-alike and sound-alike medicines: risks and 'solutions.'

Lynne M. Emmerton; Mariam F S Rizk

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Look-alike and sound-alike medicines: risks and 'solutions.'

March 7, 2012

Emmerton LM, Rizk MFS. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34(1):4-8.

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This commentary explores factors that contribute to look-alike/sound-alike drug errors and makes recommendations to address these issues.

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