This document lists generic and brand names of various pharmaceutical drugs that are look-alike or sound-alike and could potentially be confused with each other. It includes 13 drugs that have brand names that look very similar to each other and may cause dispensing errors. It also lists 13 brand name drugs that have names that sound very similar to each other and could lead to medication errors if misunderstood verbally over the phone. Monitoring and double checking is important when dispensing these drugs to avoid mix ups.
This document lists generic and brand names of various pharmaceutical drugs that are look-alike or sound-alike and could potentially be confused with each other. It includes 13 drugs that have brand names that look very similar to each other and may cause dispensing errors. It also lists 13 brand name drugs that have names that sound very similar to each other and could lead to medication errors if misunderstood verbally over the phone. Monitoring and double checking is important when dispensing these drugs to avoid mix ups.
This document lists generic and brand names of various pharmaceutical drugs that are look-alike or sound-alike and could potentially be confused with each other. It includes 13 drugs that have brand names that look very similar to each other and may cause dispensing errors. It also lists 13 brand name drugs that have names that sound very similar to each other and could lead to medication errors if misunderstood verbally over the phone. Monitoring and double checking is important when dispensing these drugs to avoid mix ups.
1 T. AVIL PHENIRAMINE MALEATE T. LASIX FRUSEMIDE 2 T. ALPRAX ALPRAZOLAM T. DOMSTAL DOMPERIDONE 3 T. TAZLOC 40 TELMISARTAN T. TAZLOC H 80 TELMISARTAN and HYDROCHLORTHIAZIDE 4 T. ZYLORIC ALLOPURINOL T. VOVERAN SR 75 DICLOFENAC SODIUM 5 T. URIMAX TAMSULOSIN T. URIFAST NITROFURANTION 6 INJ. TROPINE ATROPINE SULPHATE INJ. PYROLATE GLYCOPYROLATE 7 T. URIMAX D TAMSULOSIN and DUTASTERIDE T. ALFUSIN D ALFUZOSIN and DUTASTERIDE 8 CAP. BECOSULES B. COMPLEX FORTE WITH VITAMIN C CAP. BECOSULE Z B.COMPLEX FORTE WITH VITAMIN C AND ZINC 9 T. SHEL D 500 CALCIUM WITH VITAMIN D3 T. COMBIFLAM IBUPROFEN and PARACETAMOL 10 T.VALPARIN 200 SODIUM VALPROATE T.VALPARIN CHRONO 300 SODIUM VALPROATE AND VALPORIC ACID T.VALPARIN 500 SODIUM VALPROATE 11 T. FOLVITE FOLIC ACID T. DOXINATE DOXULAMINE SUCCINATE 12 INJ. REFLIN 500 CEFAZOLIN INJ. ROSCILLIN 500 AMPICILLIN 13 C. CHYMORAL FORTE TRYPSIN and CHYMOTRYPSIN T. CILACAR 10 CILNIDIPINE 14 T. DEPLATT A 75 CLOPIDOGREL and ASPIRIN T. DEPLATT 150 CLOPIDOGREL 15 INJ. KABIVEC VECURONIUM INJ. KABIROC ROCURONIUM 16 INJ. MAGNAMYCIN CEFOPERAZONE INJ. MAGNEX FORTE CEFOPERAZONE and SULBACTUM 17 T. URIMAX .2 TAMSULOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE T. TEROL LA 2 TOLTERODINE TARTARATE 19 T. NAPROSYN 250 NAPROXEN T. ALDACTONE SPIRONOLACTONE 20 KARVOL PLUS EUCALYPTOL (INHLATION CAPSULE) EVION 400 MG VITAMIN E 21 T.ZOSERT 50 SERTRALINE 50 mg T.DILZEM 30 DILTIAZEM 30 mg SOUND ALIKE
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1 T. CIPLAR PROPRANOLOL T. CILACAR CILNIDIPINE 2 T. NORFLOX NORFLOXACIN and LACTIC ACID BACILUS T. NOVACLOX AMOXICILLIN AND CLOXACILLIN 3 T. CARDIVAS CARVEDILOL T. CARDACE RAMIPRIL 4 T. EPITRIL CLONAZEPAM T. LISTRIL LISINOPRIL 5 T. RABILIFE 20 RABEPRAZOLE T. RAPILIF SILODOSIN 6 INJ. EFIPRESS EPHEDRINE INJ. NIPRESS SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE INJ. C PRESSIN P VASOPRESSIN 7 INJ. DEPOMEDROL METHYL PREDNISOLONE ACETATE INJ. SOLUMEDROL METHYL PREDNISOLONE SUCCINATE 8 T. DISPRIN ASPIRIN DISPERSIBLE T. ECOSPIRIN ASPIRIN 9 T. DITIDE BENZTHIAZIDE and TRISMTERIN T. TIDE TORSEMIDE 10 T. RANTAC RANITIDINE T. RANCAD RANOLAZINE 11 T. ALPRAX ALPRAZOLAM T. LIBRAX CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE and CLIDINIUM BROMIDE 12 T. DOMCET DOMPERIDONE and PARACETAMOL T. EMESET ONDANSETRON 13 T. ALTHROCIN ERYTHROMYCIN ESTOLATE T. ELTROXIN THYROXINE SODIUM