Long-standing Hypertension Is Seen in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — 55yo Man | Patient Safety | SMLE Q#11865
SMLE Question #11865
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Patient Safety
Objective: OBJ-432
Last updated: February 2026
A 55-year-old man with long-standing hypertension is seen in a busy outpatient clinic. The physician plans to start a new antihypertensive medication. While prescribing in the electronic medical record, the physician notices two medications with similar names listed next to each other and realizes the wrong one could be selected. The clinic recently had a near-miss involving these look-alike/sound-alike medications. Which strategy best prevents this type of prescribing error?
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