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ISMP Adds Mixed Case Letters to Its List of Drug Names

The goal is to help differentiate look-alike drug names in an effort to thwart medication selection errors.

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We all know drug names are famously confusing. They somehow defy the laws of spelling physics with seemingly endless strings of consonants, making them not only difficult to pronounce, but also at risk of being confused with other similarly spelled drugs. According to a recent Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) article, the Institute has updated its list of drug names to include “tall man” letters to help decipher between drugs with similar names. 

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