Pharmacy Policies and Procedures

Question 6 • VA_Pharmacology_A

What is the purpose of the Look-Alike and Sound-Alike Drugs Policy?

Answer

to prevent errors caused by dispensing similar-looking drugs or those with similar-sounding names

to describe proper drug-storage conditions in the pharmacy for all medications in the formulary

to explain how to use pharmacy software to identify patient allergies and prevent allergy-drug reactions

to prevent drug-drug interactions caused by confusing prescriptions dispensed by the pharmacy staff

Explanation

Look-alike and sound-alike drugs have names or packaging that can be confused, which may lead to dispensing the wrong medication. The policy is intended to reduce errors from these mix-ups, so the correct choice is “to prevent errors caused by dispensing similar-looking drugs or those with similar-sounding names.”

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