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Since 2008, ISMP has maintained a list of drug name pairs and trios with recommended, bolded tall man (uppercase) letters to help draw attention to the dissimilarities in look-alike drug names. The list includes mostly generic-generic drug name pairs, although a few brand-brand or brand-generic name pairs are included.
To promote consistency, ISMP suggests following the bolded, tall man lettering schemes provided by FDA and ISMP for the drug name pairs listed in Tables 1 (page 2) and 2 (starting on page 3). Table 1. FDA-Approved List of Generic Drug Names with Tall Man (Mixed Case) Letters.
The list includes mostly generic-generic drug name pairs, although a few brand-brand or Table 2 provides an alphabetized list of additional drug names with recom- brand-generic name pairs are included.
Tall man lettering, a term coined by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), describes a method for differentiating the unique letter characters of similar drug names known to have been confused with one another.
2 sty 2024 · The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) 'Look-alike drug names with recommended tall man (mixed case) letters ' contains drug name pairs or larger groupings with recommended, bolded uppercase letters to help draw attention to the dissimilarities in look-alike drug names.
Starting with a generic drug name expressed in lowercase letters, tall man lettering highlights the differences between similar drug names by CAPITALIZING dissimilar letters.
2 cze 2016 · Starting with a drug name printed in lowercase letters, tall man lettering highlights the differences between similar drug names by capi- talizing dissimilar letters.