metFORMIN and metroNIDAZOLE are two examples of the use of ....., to help reduce the chance for medication error due to Look Alike-Sound Alike

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metFORMIN and metroNIDAZOLE are two examples of the use of ____, to help reduce the chance for medication error due to Look Alike-Sound Alike

A	Shelf Dividers
B	Tall-Man Lettering
C	Do Not Use Abbreviations
D	Escribe

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples include similarities between the names of the chemotherapy agents carboplatin and cisplatin, docetaxel and paclitaxel, and vincristine and vinblastine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of look-alike sound-alike medications are prednisone and prednisolone, dopamine and dobutamine, and dimenhydrinate and diphenhydramine.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, in tall man lettering, “prednisone” and “prednisolone” should be written “predniSONE” and “predniSOLONE", respectively.

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