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Findings of Look-alike and/or Sound-alike Drug Errors

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Search for drugs involved in medication errors. Select a drug name and instantaneously a list of drugs confused with your entry will appear. Smart tags are incorporated into the Error Categories on the grid below, using the NCC MERP* Category Index (A–I), and marked with an x to indicate the severity attributed to the error. Learn more about the Drug Error Finder Tool.

Disclaimer: The information provided is based solely on medication errors reported to USP from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2006. It is not necessarily a complete list of all look–alike and/or sound–alike errors that may occur, nor is it intended to substitute for the judgment of the health care professional or patient.

*The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention

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