Prescription Errors Due To Similar Drug Names

27 Jul 2007

Medications with similar names are becoming a source of error when prescriptions are filled at the pharmacy. Some of these medications are listed below. If you take these medications, please pay attention to your medication bottle's label and question the pharmacist if the color, size, or shape of your medication has changed.

  • Ambien .....Amen
  • Amiodarone......Amrinone
  • Cardene SR......Cardizem SR
  • Clonidine......Klonipin
  • Feldene......Seldane
  • Flutamide......Flumadine
  • Imipenem......Omnipen
  • Lodine......Codeine
  • MS Contin......Oxycontin
  • Oruvail......Clinoril
  • Prilosec......Prozac
  • Retrovir......Ritonavir

Remember that this is a partial list only. Other sets of similar drug names exist that may result in the misfilling of a prescription.

Similar drug names are not an excuse for the misfilling of a prescription by a pharmacy. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist to determine the correct, intended drug and to avoid confusing drugs with similar names.

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