@article{a09e55a72d19440e80cfd04bdadd7d70,
title = "Case report of a medication error: In the eye of the beholder",
abstract = "Introduction: The World Health Organisation recognizes confusing drug names as one of the most common causes of medication errors. Other factors include spelling, phonetic, or packaging similarities. Case presentation: We presented a case report of an inadvertent administration of a non-ocular pharmaceutical product (Novasone{\textregistered}lotion) into the eye of an octogenarian individual, and briefly reviewed the relevant literature. Discussion: We discussed prevention strategies to avoid similar ophthalmic medication errors",
keywords = "*medication error, *mometasone furoate/ae [Adverse Drug Reaction], aged, article, burning sensation/si [Side Effect], case report, cleaning, eye discomfort/si [Side Effect], eye pain/si [Side Effect], female, general practitioner, human, medical ethics, nursing home, nursing staff, priority journal, sodium chloride XT - burning sensation / side eff, very elderly",
author = "Mark NAUNTON and Jackson THOMAS and Sam KOSARI",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1097/MD.0000000000004186",
language = "English",
volume = "95",
pages = "1--3",
journal = "Medicine; analytical reviews of general medicine, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, and pediatries",
issn = "0025-7974",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "28",
}