Prevention strategies to identify LASA errors: building and sustaining a culture of patient safety

Abstract Background Potential look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) errors in outpatient and inpatient prescriptions have been widely described worldwide. However, most strategies of reducing drug name confusion have been only focused on the processes of prescribing and dispensing, often following local ru...

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Main Authors: Irene Lizano-Díez, Carlos Figueiredo-Escribá, M. Ángeles Piñero-López, Cecilia F. Lastra, Eduardo L. Mariño, Pilar Modamio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4922-3