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Many drugs have names that might sound like other drugs. This could cause confusion for the patient or provider and could lead to serious medical errors. Review the resources on this topic. Find a commonly known medication that has a look-alike, sound-alike name with another different medication. Create an infographic with the following information: Names of both drugs (generic and trade names) What is the primary indication (use) for each of the drugs? What are the typical dosage range, dosing schedule, and route for each drug? What are the most common side effects of each drug? What are the most serious (dangerous) side effects? How could you use the tall man lettering to help patients/staff who administer the medication distinguish between the 2 drugs? What other ideas might you use to prevent errors from receiving the wrong drug (for patients and/or providers)? Upload your infographic to this assignment link. Resources for the assignment: The problem of look-alike, sound-alike name errors: Drivers and solutions (Bryan et al., 2021) Includes “tall man” lettering. List of Confused Drug Names from the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices How look-alike, sound-alike drugs are commonly confused FDA List of Established Drug Names Recommended to Use Tall Man Lettering (TML) – a strategy to prevent look-alike, sound-alike drug errors. Infographic resources: What is an infographic? Piktochart – Register via the “Start for Free” tab for access to their free templates & design tools. HubSpot – 15 free templates when you register. Canva – Register as a “Student” for access to free templates & design tools. Creating Infographics in PowerPoint Creating Infographics in Google Slides Creating Infographics in Word or PowerPoint