Drug Mix-Ups Threaten Patient Safety CME/CE

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Release Date: April 29, 2008; Valid for credit through April 29, 2009

Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Nurses - 1.0 nursing contact hours (1.0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology);
Pharmacists - 1.0 ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.1 CEUs)

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss the prevalence of medication errors involving look-alike or sound-alike drug name pairs
  2. Describe standard practices that clinicians can adopt to prevent medication errors involving look-alike or sound-alike drug name pairs
  3. Describe how knowing which drugs are members of a LASA drug pair can reduce the incidence of errors involving these drugs
  4. Explain the importance of reporting medication adverse events
Authors and Disclosures

Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD
Disclosure: Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Barbara L. Olson, MS, RNC
Disclosure: Barbara L. Olson, MS, RNC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Joanna M. Pangilinan, PharmD, BCOP
Disclosure: Joanna M. Pangilinan, PharmD, BCOP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Christine Wiebe
Disclosure: Christine Wiebe has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 
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