Look-Alike Medication Packages and Patient Safety

We present a case of taking the wrong drug due to a dispensing error by pharmacists involving medication packaging confusion, and we report how we prevent similar dispensing errors by thorough investigation and intervention. This case emphasizes the need for constant attention by hospital, medical industry, and regulatory authorities to avoid look-alike medication packaging in the interest of medication safety.

Source: Journal of Patient Safety - August 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: Case Report Source Type: research