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ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
his list of confused drug names, which includes look-alike and sound-alike The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) T name pairs, consists only of those name pairs that have been involved in established a National Patient Safety Goal that requires each accredited
medication errors published in the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® The errors organization to identify a list of look-alike or sound-alike drugs used in the involving these medications were reported to ISMP through the USP-ISMP organization. Those names that appear on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP). sound-alike names have been noted with a double asterisk (**) below.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication. ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition camphorated tincture of opium (paregoric) ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication. ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication. ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication. ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition morphine - non-concentrated oral liquid** camphorated tincture of opium (paregoric) paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication. ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication. ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication. ISMP’s List of Confused Drug Names
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition ** These drug names are included on the JCAHO's list of look-alike or sound-alike drug names from which an accredited organizationcreates it own list to satisfy the requirements of the National Patient Safety Goals. Visit www.jcaho.org for more information about thisJCAHO requirement.
Permission is granted to reproduce material for internal newsletters or communications with proper attribution. Other reproduction is prohibited without written permission. Unless noted, reports were received through the USP-ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program(MERP). Report actual and potential medication errors to the MERP via the web at www.ismp.org or by calling 1-800-FAIL-SAF(E).
ISMP guarantees confidentiality of information received and respects reporters’ wishes as to the level of detail included in publication.

Source: http://www.albop.com/patientsafety/confuseddrugnames.pdf