These next examples involved dispensing and both could have been either a look-alike or a sound-alike error. In the top scenario, it is quite clear there is a difference between the drugs when taking into account the appearance of the tablets themselves. As for the bottom case, these meds look very similar, but it was a nurse who caught the mistake, not the pharmacy.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Slide 14
These next examples involved dispensing and both could have been either a look-alike or a sound-alike error. In the top scenario, it is quite clear there is a difference between the drugs when taking into account the appearance of the tablets themselves. As for the bottom case, these meds look very similar, but it was a nurse who caught the mistake, not the pharmacy.
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