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Pharmacy Polices and Procedures

Describing the Purpose of the Policy

What is the purpose of the Look-Alike and Sound-Alike Drugs Policy?

a. to prevent errors caused by dispensing similar-looking drugs or those with similar-sounding names
b. to describe proper drug-storage conditions in the pharmacy for all medications in the formulary
c. to explain how to use pharmacy software to identify patient allergies and prevent allergy-drug reactions
d. to prevent drug-drug interactions caused by confusing prescriptions dispensed by the pharmacy staff

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Answer:

A. To prevent errors caused by dispensing similar-looking drugs or those with similar-sounding names

Step-by-step explanation:

I calculated it logically

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