Dispensing medications to multiples

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Maria Cumpston
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Dispensing medications to multiples

What do you all do create awareness of twins, triplets, etc. for the sterile compounding staff? We have had issues with medication mixups due to similar names and identical birth dates.
Thanks -
Maria Cumpston, PharmD, CPPS
Medication Safety Officer
WVU Medicine