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Nancy Bansal1, Akash Ashok Kumar Khobragade2, Aditya R Bawne3
1Junior Resident, Department of Pharmacology, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Corresponding Author.
Background:
Sometimes, drug names or their appearances create confusion among healthcare providers. These look-alike or sound-alike (LASA) drugs have the potential to cause medication errors leading to patient harm. Such errors can occur during prescribing, dispensing, and administration of drugs. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of LASA drugs among healthcare providers at a tertiary care hospital in India.
Materials And Methods:
This cross-sectional, observational, single-center, questionnaire-based study was conducted among healthcare providers at a tertiary care hospital in India. The study was conducted over a duration of 2 months between November and December 2024.
Results:
Out of the 400 participants, 81% were doctors, followed by 12.75% nurses, 3.25% pharmacists, and 3% interns. The majority of them were aware of the term LASA drugs. The majority of them were slightly concerned about the risks of LASA drugs. Whereas, only 10% of them had ever reported LASA errors, as the majority of them were unaware about medication error reporting form.
Conclusion:
This study suggests that lack of awareness about LASA drugs among healthcare providers contributes to medication errors. To address this, solutions can be implemented at different levels via a multidisciplinary approach.
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