Medication Safety – PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification

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Tall Man lettering uses uppercase letters to highlight the differing portions of look-alike drug names (e.g., hydrOXYzine vs. hydrALAzine) to help prevent mix-ups between similarly spelled medications.

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LASA stands for Look-Alike/Sound-Alike, referring to drug names that closely resemble other drug names in appearance or pronunciation, increasing the risk of medication errors.

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The technician should count the medication three separate times during the filling process to verify the correct quantity is dispensed and reduce counting errors.

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Medication reconciliation compares a patient's current medication orders to all medications the patient has been taking to avoid omissions, duplications, dosing errors, and drug interactions, especially during care transitions.

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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) maintains the list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that should be avoided to reduce medication errors.