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Look-Alike Drugs: Avoiding Potential Medical Errors

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© 2019 International Journal of Preventive Medicine | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Visually, similar packaging for drugs with drastically different uses can lead accidental interchange with catastrophic consequences. Recently,… Click to show full abstract

© 2019 International Journal of Preventive Medicine | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Visually, similar packaging for drugs with drastically different uses can lead accidental interchange with catastrophic consequences. Recently, our hospital supply consisted of remarkably similar packaging for midazolam, heparin, and rocuronium vials [Figure 1]. We work in a government aided tertiary care hospital, which provides healthcare to economically challenged patients in subsidized rates. We follow a no prescription policy, and use consumables that are available on schedule.

Keywords: look alike; medicine; potential medical; drugs avoiding; avoiding potential; alike drugs

Journal Title: International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Year Published: 2019

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