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Article: Tall Man Drug Names Added to Medi-Span Electronic Drug File.
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- March 28, 2005
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PHILADELPHIA -- Addition Reduces the Potential for Medication Errors Resulting from Similar-Sounding Drug Names, Providing Greater Patient Safety
Wolters Kluwer Health (WKHealth), the leading drug and health information provider, today announced that it has added 35 "Tall Man" drug names to its Medi-Span Electronic Drug File(TM) (Med-File) and Supplemental Name File. The Tall Man designations use capital letters to help distinguish look-alike drug products on computer screens and reports, thus reducing the risk healthcare providers will choose the wrong drug when medication names look or sound similar. Examples of Tall Man name changes include: ...