Which of the following statements describes the use of "tall man lettering"?
Differences in spelling between two similar drug classifications
Differences in spelling between two similarly spelled drug names
Differences in spelling between two similarly spelled nonproprietary drug names
Differences in spelling between two similarly spelled proprietary drug names
Differences in spelling between two similarly spelled drug names
Rationale: Tall man lettering is used for differences in spelling between two similarly spelled drug names. It is the practice of writing part of a drug's name in upper case letter to distinguish sound-alike, look-alike drugs from one another in order to avoid medication errors. For example: prednisone would be written "predniSONE", and prednisolone would be written "predniSOLONE".
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