look-alike, sound-alike drug names resulting in medication errors
February 2007
There are new reports of look-alike, sound-alike drug names resulting in medication errors.
A recent attempt to bring criminal charges against a Wisconsin nurse involved in a fatal med error is raising concerns even more... about ALL types of medication errors.
People will make errors...and prosecuting PEOPLE only forces them to hide future problems. It's far better to find out how the PROCESS needs to be fixed to reduce future errors.
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