Diazepam or diltiazem
July 26, 2016
PAXIL or Taxol, fomepizole or
omeprazole, Foradil or Toradol are
some of the similar-name dilemmas
in the pharmacy environment.
Drug name errors can occur
at any stage of the drug use
process: prescribing or ordering,
transcription, dispensing,
administration or monitoring,
according to a new study published
in BMJ Online.
Authors examined at laboratory
tests of memory and perception
finding they can predict real-world
error rates, prompting them to
urge regulators and pharmaceutical
companies to consider adopting
these generally inexpensive but
highly predictive tests to screen
proposed drug names during the
preapproval process to minimise
harmful drug name confusion
errors.
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