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Lookalike and soundalike drugs: a potential cause of cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs

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Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs) are the most frequent adverse reactions to drugs, with incidence ranging from 1% to 3%. Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) to drugs are associated with… Click to show full abstract

Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs) are the most frequent adverse reactions to drugs, with incidence ranging from 1% to 3%. Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) to drugs are associated with mortality and drug-development challenges.1 A contributor to dispensing errors are look-alike and sound-alike (LASA) drug names. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords: reactions drugs; soundalike drugs; cutaneous adverse; adverse reactions; lookalike soundalike; drugs potential

Journal Title: British Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2019

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