Gremillion Loretta, Hogan Daniel J
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA.
J Drugs Dermatol. 2004 Jan-Feb;3(1):61-4.
Medication errors contribute substantially to patient injury and death, with 25% of these errors attributed to drug names that look or sound alike. This article was written to heighten the awareness of dermatologists and related health care professionals of confusing dermatologic drug names and includes a table of 166 look- and sound-alike drug names. Measures to decrease medication errors due to confusing drug nomenclature in dermatology are suggested in order to maximize patient safety.
用药错误在很大程度上导致了患者的伤害和死亡,其中25%的错误归因于外观或发音相似的药物名称。撰写本文的目的是提高皮肤科医生和相关医疗保健专业人员对易混淆的皮肤科药物名称的认识,并列出了一个包含166个外观和发音相似药物名称的表格。为了最大限度地保障患者安全,文中还提出了减少因皮肤科药物命名混乱而导致用药错误的措施。