The FDA has notified manufacturers and distributors of 33 drugs, recommending tall-man lettering to help distinguish between look-alike names. Your facility can improve safety by adopting similar changes. Here are the "look-alikes":
AcetaZOLAMIDE, AGetaHEXAMIDE
BuPROPion, BusPIRone
ChlorproMAZINE, ChlorproPAMIDE
ClomiPHENE, ClomiPRAMINE
CycloSERINE, CycloSPORINE
DAUNOrubicin, DOXOrubicin
DimenhyDRINATE, DiphenhydrAMINE
DOBUTamine, DOPamine
GlipiZIDE, GlyBURIDE
HydrALAZINE, HydrOXYzine
MedroxyPROGESTERone,
MethylPREDNISolone,
MethylTESTOSTERone
NiCARdipine, NIFEdipine
PrednisoLONE, PredniSONE
SulfADIAZINE, SulfiSOXAZOLE
TOLAZamide, TOLBUTamide
VinBLAStine, VinCRIStine
BY MICHAEL R. COHEN, RPH, MS, FASHP
Michael R. Cohen is president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a nonprofit organization that derives its reports from the USP-ISMP
Medication Errors Reporting Program. To report medication errors, call the USP at 1-800-23-ERROR (233-7767). You can reach the ISMP at 215-947-7797 or via E-mail at ismpinfo@ismp.org.
Copyright Springhouse Corporation Dec 2001
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