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Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network



A new memory and perception test performed well in predicting look-alike/sound-alike drug name errors.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 May 18; [Epub ahead of print].

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Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains.



    Look-alike and sound-alike drug names are a concerning source of confusion and medication errors. Although drug names currently undergo tests to assess their potential for confusion prior to approval, these tests have not reliably predicted real-world error rates. This study describes the development and validation of four drug name memory and perception laboratory tests. Eighty participants completed the tests and their results were analyzed against actual errors in two large outpatient pharmacy chains. The laboratory tests performed very well, demonstrating a strong association between drug name confusion errors seen during testing and those observed in real-world experience. The authors suggest that regulators and drug companies consider using these tests prior to approval of new drug names.














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