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Medication Name Differentiation

Medication Name Differentiation is a formal strategy within medication safety science that systematically distinguishes pharmaceutical product names through visual, auditory, or structural modifications to mitigate the risk of look-alike sound-alike medication errors.

6

Publications

143

Citations

21

Authors

11

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Lasa Medication Differentiation

Parents

Publications

6

Biosimilars naming, label transparency and authority of choice – survey findings among European physicians

Richard Dolinar, Michael S Reilly · Generics and Biosimilars Initiative Journal · 2014 · 45 citations · Full text

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The Role of Typography in Differentiating Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Names

Healthcare Quarterly · 2006 · 31 citations · Full text

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Tallman lettering as a strategy for differentiation in look-alike, sound-alike drug names: The role of familiarity in differentiating drug doppelgangers

Carly DeHenau, Mark W. Becker, Nora M. Bello et al. · Applied Ergonomics · 2015 · 24 citations

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Effects of tall man lettering on the visual behaviour of critical care nurses while identifying syringe drug labels: a randomised in situ simulation

Quentin Lohmeyer, Cornel Schiess, Pedro David Wendel‐Garcia et al. · BMJ Quality & Safety · 2022 · 18 citations · Full text

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Exploring the potential for using drug indications to prevent look-alike and sound-alike drug errors

Enrique Seoane‐Vazquez, Rosa Rodríguez-Monguió, Saad S. Alqahtani et al. · Expert Opinion on Drug Safety · 2017 · 13 citations

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Authors

21

  1. RD
    Richard Dolinar

    Arizona Research Center, United States

    1 publications · 45 citations

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  2. ES
    Eric Strauch

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  3. MW
    Mark W. Becker

    Michigan State University, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. GD
    Gordon D. Schiff

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. SL
    Sichang Liu

    Michigan State University, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

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Institutions

11

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  2. Chapman University

    Orange, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  3. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    54 citations

  4. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  5. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    96 citations

  7. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. Australian Library and Information Association

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    186 citations

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Venues

  1. BMJ Quality & Safety

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  2. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  3. Generics and Biosimilars Initiative Journal

    1 publications · 45 citations

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  4. Healthcare Quarterly

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  5. Applied Ergonomics

    1 publications · 24 citations

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