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Reducing medical errors has become a priority in health care today. One area of potential prescribing error is confusing one medication for another that is spelled or sounds similar to a different medication. Below is a listing of "Look-alike, Sound-alike Drug Names" that should be prescribed with care.


Look-alike, Sound-alike Drug Names

A

 

Accolate……………Accutane

Accupril……………Accutane

Accupril……………Monopril

Accutane……………Accolate

Accutane……………Accupril

Acetazolamide….......Acetohexamide

Acetohexamide……..Acetazolamide

Actonel……………..Actos

Actos…………….....Actonel

Adderall……………..Inderal

Adriamycin………...Aredia

Aggrastat…………...Aggrenox

Aggrastat…………...Argatrobran

Alkeran……..………Leukeran

Alprazolam…..……..Lorazepam

Altace………..……..Artane

Alupent….…………Atrovent

Amantadine….….…Ranitidine

Amantadine…..……Rimantidine

Amicar……….……Amikin

Amiloride…….…...Amlodipine

Amiodarone…..…..Amrinone

Amlodipine…….…Amiloride

Amrinone………....Amiodarone

Aredia…………….Adriamycin

Argatroban…...Aggrastat

Artane…………….Altace

Asacol………….....Os-Cal

Atrovent…………..Alupent

Avandia…………...Coumadin

Avandia…………...Prandin

Azithromycin……..Erythromycin

 

 

B

 

Bacitracin……………Bactroban

Bactroban....................Bacitracin

Bepridil……………...Prepidil

Betagan……………...Betoptic

Betoptic……………...Betagan

Betoptic……………...Betoptic S

Brevibloc…………….Brevital

Brevital………………Brevibloc

Bumex……………….Permax

Bupivicaine………….Ropivicaine

Buprenex…………….Bumex

Bupropion……………Buspirone

Buspirone……………Bupropion

 

C

 

Cafergot……………..Carafate

Calan………………...Colace

Calciferol……………Calcitriol

Calcitriol…………….Calciferol

Captopril…………….Carvedilol

Carafate……………...Cafergot

Carboplatin…………..Cisplatin

Cardene………………Cardizem

Cardene………………Cardura

Cardene………………Codeine

Cardene SR…………..Cardizem SR

Cardizem CD………...Cardizem SR

Cardizem……………..Cardene

Cardizem……………..Cardene SR

Cardizem SR…………Cardizem CD

Cardura………………Cardene

Carvedilol……………Captopril

Cataflam……………..Catapres

Catapres……………...Cataflam

Celebrex……………...Celexa

Celebrex……………...Cerebyx

Celexa………………...Celebrex

Cerebyx………………Celebrex

Chlorpromazine………Chlorpropamide

Chlorpromazine………Prochlorperazine

Chlorpropamide………Chlorpromazine

Cisplatin………………Carboplatin

Clinoril………………..Clozaril

Clonazepam…………..Clonidine

Clonazepam…………..Lorazepam

Clonidine……………..Clonazepam

Clozaril……………….Clinoril

Codeine……………….Cardene

Codeine……………….Lodine

Colace………………...Calan

Combivir……………...Epivir

Coumadin…………….Avandia

Covera………………..Provera

Cozaar………………..Hyzaar

Cyclobenzaprine……..Cyproheptadine

Cyproheptadine………Cyclobenzaprine

Cytotec…………….....Cytoxan

Cytoxan………………Cytotec

 

D

 

Danazol………………Dantrium

Dantrium……………..Danazol

Darvon……………….Diovan

Daunorubicin………...Doxorubicin

Demerol……………...Desyrel

Denavir………………Indinavir

Depakote……………..Depakote ER

Depo-Medrol…………Solu-Medrol

Desipramine………….Imipramine

Desyrel……………….Demerol

DiaBeta……………….Zebeta

Diovan………………..Darvon

Diprivan………………Ditropan

Ditropan………………Diprivan

Dobutamine…………..Dopamine

Dolobid……………….Slo-bid

Donepizil……………..Doxepin

Dopamine…………….Dobutamine

Doxepin………………Donepizil

Doxorubicin………….Daunorubicin

Doxorubicin………….Doxorubicin Liposomal

 

E

 

Edecrin………………..Eulexin

Efudex…………………Eurax

Eldepryl………………..Enalapril

Eloxatin………………..Fluoxetene

Enalapril……………….Eldepryl

Epivir…………………..Combivir

Erythromycin…………..Azithromycin

Etidronate………………Etomidate

Etomidate………………Etidronate

Eurax……………………Efudex

 

F

 

Fentanyl…………………Sufentanil

Fioricet…………………..Fiorinal

Fiorinal…………………..Fioricet

Flomax…………………...Fosamax

Flomax…………………..Volmax

Fluoxetene……………… Eloxatin

Foradil…………………...Toradol

Fosamax…………………Flomax

 

G

 

Glipizide………………....Glyburide

Glucotrol………………...Glucotrol XL

Glyburide………………..Glipizide

 

H

 

Haldol…………………....Stadol

Heparin…………………..Hespan

Hespan…………………...Heparin

Humalog…………………Humulin

Hydralazine……………...Hydroxyzine

Hydrocodone…………….Hydrocortisone

Hydrocortisone…………..Hydrocodone

Hydromorphone………….Morphine

Hydroxyzine……………...Hydralazine

Hyzaar……………………Cozaar

 

I

 

Imdur……………………..Imuran

Imdur……………………..K-Dur

Imipenem…………………Omnipen

Imuran…………………….Imdur

Inderal…………………….Adderall

Inderal…………………….Isordil

 

K

 

K-Dur……………………...Imdur

Isordil……………………...Inderal

Klonopin…………………..Clonidine

K-Phos-Neutral……………Neutra-Phos-K

 

L

 

 

Labetalol…………………...Lamisil

Lamictal……………………Lamisil

Lamictal……………………Lomotil

Lamictal……………………Ludiomil

Lamictal……………………Labetalol

Lamisil……………………..Lamictal

Lamisil……………………..Lomotil

Lamivudine………………...Lamotrigine

Lamotrigine………………..Lamivudine

Lanoxin…………………….Lonox

Lantus………………………Lente

Lasix…………………….….Luvox

Leukeran…………………....Alkeran

Levbid………………………Lithobid

Levbid………………………Lopid

Levbid………………………Lorabid

Levodopa…………………..Methyldopa

Levoxyl…………………….Luvox

Lithobid…………………….Levbid

Lodine……………………...Codeine

Lomotil…………………….Lamictal

Lomotil…………………….Lamisil

Loniten…………………….Lotensin

Lonox……………………...Lanoxin

Lopid………………………Levbid

Lopid………………………Lorabid

Lopid………………………Slo-bid

Lorabid…………………….Levbid

Lorabid…………………….Lopid

Lorazepam………………….Alprazolam

Lortab………………………Lorabid

Losartan…………………….Valsartan

Lotensin…………………….Loniten

Lotrimin…………………….Lotrisone

Lotrisone……………………Lotrimin

Lotronex……………………Lovenox

Lotronex……………………Protonix

Lovenox……………………Lotronex

Ludiomil……………………Lamictal

Luvox………………………Lasix

 

M

 

Medroxyprogesterone………..Methylprednisolone

Methyldopa………………….Levodopa

Methylprednisolone…………Medroxyprogesterone

Metoprolol…………………..Misoprostol

Micro-K……………………..Micronase

Micronase…………………...Micro-K

Minoxidil……………………Monopril

MiraLax……………………...Mirapex

Mirapex……………………..MiraLax

Misoprostol…………………Metoprolol

Mitomycin…………………..Natamycin

Monoket…………………….Monopril

Monopril……………………Accupril

Monopril……………………Minoxidil

Monopril……………………Monoket

Morphine……………………Hydromorphone

 

N

 

Nasalcrom…………………..Nasalide

Nasalide…………………….Nasalcrom

Nasarel……………………...Nizoral

Natamycin………………….Mitomycin

Navane……………………...Norvasc

Neoral………………………Neurontin

Neoral………………………Nizoral

Neurontin………………….. Neoral

Neurontin…………………...Noroxin

Neutra-Phos-K……………...K-Phos-Neutral

Nizoral………………………Neoral

Nizoral………………………..Neoral

Noroxin……………………….Neurontin

Norpramin…………………….Nortriptyline

Nortriptyline………………….Norpramin

Norvasc……………………….Navane

 

O

 

Omnipen………………………Imipenem

Os-Cal………………………...Asacol

Oxybutynin…………………...OxyContin

Oxycodone IR………………...OxyContin

OxyContin…………………….Oxybutynin

OxyContin…………………….Oxycodone IR

 

P

 

Paraplatin…………………….. Platinol

Parlodel………………………..Pindolol

Paxil…………………………...Plavix

Pediapred……………………...Pediazole

Pediazole………………………Pediapred

Penicillamine………………….Penicillin

Penicillin G Potassium………..Penicillin G Procaine

Penicillin……………………....Penicillamine

Pentobarbital…………………..Phenobarbital

Percocet……………………….Percodan

Percodan………………………Percocet

Phenobarbital…………………Pentobarbital

Pindolol……………………….Parlodel

Pindolol……………………….Plendil

Pitocin……………………...…Pitressin

Pitressin……………………….Pitocin

Plavix………………………….Paxil

Plendil…………………………Pindolol

Plendil…………………………Pletal

Plendil…………………………Prinivil

Pletal…………………………..Plendil

Pravachol………………………Propranolol

Prednisone……………………..Primidone

Prepidil…………………………Bepridil

Prilosec…………………………Prednisone

Prinivil………………………….Plendil

Prinivil………………………….Proventil

Probenecid………………………Procanbid

Procanbid………………………..Probenicid

Prochloperazine…………………Chlorpromazine

Propranolol……………………...Pravachol

Protonix…………………………Lotronex

Provera………………………….Covera

Prozac…………………………...Prilosec

 

Q

 

Quinidine………………………..Quinine

Quinine………………………….Quinidine

 

R

 

Ranitidine……………………….Amantadine

Rimantidine……………………..Amantadine

Retrovir………………………….Ritonavir

Rifabutin………………………...Rifampin

Rifampin………………………...Rifabutin

Ritonavir………………………...Retrovir

Ropivicaine……………………...Bupivicaine

Roxanol………………………….Roxicet

Roxicet…………………………..Roxanol

 

S

 

Serentil…………………………..Seroquel

Serentil…………………………..Serzone

Seroquel…………………………Serentil

Seroquel…………………………Serzone

Serzone………………………….Seroquel

Serzone………………………….Serentil

Sinequan………………………...Singulair

Singulair………………………...Sinequan

Slo-bid…………………………..Dolobid

Slo-bid…………………………..Lopid

Solu-Medrol……………………..Depo-Medrol

Stadol……………………………Haldol

Sufentanil………………………..Fentanyl

Sulfadiazine……………………..Sulfasalazine

Sulfasalazine……………………..Sulfadiazine

Serentil…………………………...Serzone

Seroquel………………………….Serentil

Seroquel………………………….Serzone

Serzone…………………………..Seroquel

Serzone…………………………..Serentil

Sinequan…………………………Singulair

Singulair…………………………Sinequan

Slo-bid…………………………...Dolobid

Slo-bid…………………………...Lopid

Solu-Medrol……………………...Depo-Medrol

Stadol…………………………….Haldol

Sufentanil………………………...Fentanyl

Sulfadiazine………………………Sulfasalazine

Sulfasalazine……………………...Sulfadiazine

 

T

 

Taxol……………………………...Taxotere

Taxotere…………………………..Taxol

Tegretol…………………………...Toradol

Tiagabine…………………………Tizanidine

Tiazac…………………………….Ziac

Tizanidine………………………...Tiagabine

TobraDex………………………….Tobrex

Tobrex…………………………….TobraDex

Topamax…………………………..Toprol XL

Toprol XL…………………………Topamax

Toradol…………………………….Foradil

Toradol…………………………….Tegretol

Toradol…………………………….Tramadol

Torsemide………………………….Furosemide

Tramadol…………………………...Trazodone

Tramadol…………………………...Toradol

Trazodone………………………….Tramadol

 

V

 

Valacyclovir……………………….Valganciclovir

Valganciclovir……………………..Valacyclovir

Valsartan…………………………...Losartan

Valcyte……………………………..Valtrex

Valtrex……………………………..Valcyte

Vancenase………………………….Vanceril

Vanceril……………………………...Vancenase

Vinblastine…………………………..Vincristine

Vincristine…………………………...Vinblastine

Vioxx………………………………...Zyvox

Viracept……………………………...Viracept

Volmax………………………………Flomax

 

X

 

Xanax………………………………..Zantac

 

Z

 

Zantac……………………………….Xanax

Zantac……………………………….Zyrtec

Zebeta……………………………….DiaBeta

Ziac………………………………….Tiazac

Zovirax………………………………Zyvox

Zyprexa………………………………Zyrtec

Zyrtec………………………………...Zantac

Zyrtec………………………………...Zyprexa

Zyvox………………………………...Vioxx

Zyvox………………………………...Zovirax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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