Does Tall Man lettering prevent drug name confusion errors? Incomplete and conflicting evidence sugg...
Does Tall Man lettering prevent drug name confusion errors? Incomplete and conflicting evidence suggest need for definitive study
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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Wrong-drug errors, thought to be caused primarily by drug names that look and/or sound alike, occur at a rate of about one error per thousand dispensed prescriptions in the outpatient setting and one per thousand orders in the inpatient setting. 1 2 Most are relatively benign, but some cause severe or even fatal harm. 3-5 One of the best known atte...
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Does Tall Man lettering prevent drug name confusion errors? Incomplete and conflicting evidence suggest need for definitive study
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1774534717
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1774534717
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2044-5415
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2044-5423
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10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004929
