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    Sound Alike Medications: Drug Name Confused Drug Name

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    This document lists sound alike drug names that have been confused for each other. It provides the generic or trade name of a medication in the first column and the name it could be confused for in the second column. There are over 100 pairs of medications listed that sound similar when spoken aloud but have different chemical compositions and clinical effects. Confusion of these medications could lead to medication errors and adverse health outcomes. The document aims to increase awareness of sound alike drug names to help prevent errors during prescribing, dispensing, and administration of medications.

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    This document lists sound alike drug names that have been confused for each other. It provides the generic or trade name of a medication in the first column and the name it could be confused for in the second column. There are over 100 pairs of medications listed that sound similar when spoken aloud but have different chemical compositions and clinical effects. Confusion of these medications could lead to medication errors and adverse health outcomes. The document aims to increase awareness of sound alike drug names to help prevent errors during prescribing, dispensing, and administration of medications.

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    This document lists sound alike drug names that have been confused for each other. It provides the generic or trade name of a medication in the first column and the name it could be confused for in the second column. There are over 100 pairs of medications listed that sound similar when spoken aloud but have different chemical compositions and clinical effects. Confusion of these medications could lead to medication errors and adverse health outcomes. The document aims to increase awareness of sound alike drug names to help prevent errors during prescribing, dispensing, and administration of medications.

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    Sound Alike Medications: Drug Name Confused Drug Name

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    Ahmad Taramsy
    This document lists sound alike drug names that have been confused for each other. It provides the generic or trade name of a medication in the first column and the name it could be confused for in the second column. There are over 100 pairs of medications listed that sound similar when spoken aloud but have different chemical compositions and clinical effects. Confusion of these medications could lead to medication errors and adverse health outcomes. The document aims to increase awareness of sound alike drug names to help prevent errors during prescribing, dispensing, and administration of medications.

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    Sound Alike Medications

    Definition: are Medications for which the generic or trade name of the r medication sounds similar in the
    spoken or written word. Drug names with tall man letters
    Drug Name Confused Drug Name
    acetaZOLAMIDE acetoHEXAMIDE
    acetoHEXAMIDE acetaZOLAMIDE
    buPROPion busPIRone
    busPIRone buPROPion
    chlorproMAZINE chlorproPAMIDE
    chlorproPAMIDE chlorproMAZINE
    clomiPHENE clomiPRAMINE
    clomiPRAMINE clomiPHENE
    cycloSERINE cycloSPORINE
    cycloSPORINE cycloSERINE
    DAUNOrubicin DOXOrubicin
    dimenhyDRINATE diphenhydrAMINE
    diphenhydrAMINE dimenhyDRINATE
    DOBUTamine DOPamine
    DOPamine DOBUTamine
    DOXOrubicin DAUNOrubicin
    glipiZIDE glyBURIDE
    glyBURIDE glipiZIDE
    hydrALAZINE hydrOXYzine – HYDROmorphone
    HYDROmorphone hydrOXYzine — hydrALAZINE
    hydrOXYzine hydrALAZINE – HYDROmorphone
    medroxyPROGESTERone methylPREDNISolone - methylTESTOSTERone
    methylPREDNISolone medroxyPROGESTERone - methylTESTOSTERone
    methylTESTOSTERone medroxyPROGESTERone - methylPREDNISolone
    mitoXANTRONE Not specified
    niCARdipine NIFEdipine
    NIFEdipine niCARdipine
    prednisoLONE predniSONE
    predniSONE prednisoLONE
    risperiDONE rOPINIRole
    rOPINIRole risperiDONE
    sulfADIAZINE sulfiSOXAZOLE
    sulfiSOXAZOLE sulfADIAZINE
    TOLAZamide TOLBUTamide
    TOLBUTamide TOLAZamide
    vinBLAStine vinCRIStine
    vinCRIStine vinBLAStine
    ALPRAZolam LORazepam — clonazePAM
    aMILoride amLODIPine
    amLODIPine aMILoride
    ARIPiprazole RABEprazole
    AVINza INVanz*
    azaCITIDine azaTHIOprine
    azaTHIOprine azaCITIDine
    carBAMazepine OXcarbazepine
    CARBOplatin CISplatin
    ceFAZolin cefoTEtan — cefOXitin — cefTAZidime — cefTRIAXone
    cefoTEtan ceFAZolin — cefOXitin — cefTAZidime — cefTRIAXone
    cefOXitin ceFAZolin — cefoTEtan — cefTAZidime — cefTRIAXone
    cefTAZidime ceFAZolin — cefoTEtan — cefOXitin — cefTRIAXone
    cefTRIAXone ceFAZolin - cefoTEtan – cefOXitin – cefTAZidime
    CeleBREX CeleXA*
    CeleXA CeleBREX*
    chlordiazePOXIDE chlorproMAZINE**
    chlorproMAZINE** chlordiazePOXIDE
    CISplatin CARBOplatin
    cloBAZam clonazePAM
    clonazePAM cloNIDine — cloZAPine — cloBAZam — LORazepam
    cloNIDine clonazePAM – cloZAPine — KlonoPIN*
    cloZAPine clonazePAM — cloNIDine
    DACTINomycin DAPTOmycin
    DAPTOmycin DACTINomycin
    DEPO-Medrol* SOLU-Medrol*
    diazePAM dilTIAZem
    dilTIAZem diazePAM
    DOCEtaxel PACLitaxel
    DOXOrubicin** IDArubicin
    DULoxetine FLUoxetine — PARoxetine
    ePHEDrine EPINEPHrine
    EPINEPHrine ePHEDrine
    epiRUBicin eriBULin
    eriBULin epiRUBicin
    fentaNYL SUFentanil
    flavoxATE fluvoxaMINE
    FLUoxetine DULoxetine — PARoxetine
    fluPHENAZine fluvoxaMINE
    fluvoxaMINE fluPHENAZine - flavoxATE
    guaiFENesin guanFACINE
    guanFACINE guaiFENesin
    HumaLOG* HumuLIN*
    HumuLIN* HumaLOG*
    hydrALAZINE** hydroCHLOROthiazide – hydrOXYzine**
    hydroCHLOROthiazide hydrOXYzine** — hydrALAZINE**
    HYDROcodone oxyCODONE
    HYDROmorphone** morphine — oxyMORphone
    HYDROXYprogesterone medroxyPROGESTERone**
    hydrOXYzine** hydrALAZINE** — hydroCHLOROthiazide
    IDArubicin DOXOrubicin** – idaruCIZUmab
    idaruCIZUmab IDArubicin
    inFLIXimab riTUXimab
    INVanz* AVINza*
    ISOtretinoin tretinoin
    KlonoPIN* cloNIDine
    LaMICtal* LamISIL*
    LamISIL* LaMICtal*
    lamiVUDine lamoTRIgine
    lamoTRIgine lamiVUDine
    levETIRAcetam levOCARNitine — levoFLOXacin
    levOCARNitine levETIRAcetam
    levoFLOXacin levETIRAcetam
    LEVOleucovorin leucovorin
    LORazepam ALPRAZolam — clonazePAM
    medroxyPROGESTERone** HYDROXYprogesterone
    metFORMIN metroNIDAZOLE
    methazolAMIDE methIMAzole — metOLazone
    methIMAzole metOLazone – methazolAMIDE
    metOLazone methIMAzole — methazolAMIDE
    metroNIDAZOLE metFORMIN
    metyraPONE metyroSINE
    metyroSINE metyraPONE
    miFEPRIStone miSOPROStol
    miSOPROStol miFEPRIStone
    mitoMYcin mitoXANTRONE**
    mitoXANTRONE** mitoMYcin
    NexAVAR* NexIUM*
    NexIUM* NexAVAR*
    niCARdipine** niMODipine – NIFEdipine**
    NIFEdipine** niMODipine — niCARdipine**
    niMODipine NIFEdipine** – niCARdipine**
    NovoLIN* NovoLOG*
    NovoLOG* NovoLIN*
    OLANZapine QUEtiapine
    OXcarbazepine carBAMazepine
    oxyCODONE HYDROcodone — OxyCONTIN*– oxyMORphone
    OxyCONTIN* oxyCODONE – oxyMORphone
    oxyMORphone HYDROmorphone** — oxyCODONE – OxyCONTIN*
    PACLitaxel DOCEtaxel
    PARoxetine FLUoxetine — DULoxetine
    PAZOPanib PONATinib
    PEMEtrexed PRALAtrexate
    penicillAMINE penicillin
    PENTobarbital PHENobarbital
    PHENobarbital PENTobarbital
    PONATinib PAZOPanib
    PRALAtrexate PEMEtrexed
    PriLOSEC* PROzac*
    PROzac* PriLOSEC*
    QUEtiapine OLANZapine
    quiNIDine quiNINE
    quiNINE quiNIDine
    RABEprazole ARIPiprazole
    raNITIdine riMANTAdine
    rifAMPin rifAXIMin
    rifAXIMin rifAMPin
    riMANTAdine raNITIdine
    RisperDAL* rOPINIRole**
    risperiDONE** rOPINIRole**
    riTUXimab inFLIXimab
    romiDEPsin romiPLOStim
    romiPLOStim romiDEPsin
    rOPINIRole** RisperDAL*— risperiDONE**
    SandIMMUNE* SandoSTATIN*
    SandoSTATIN* SandIMMUNE*
    sAXagliptin SITagliptin
    SEROquel* SINEquan*
    SINEquan* SEROquel*
    SITagliptin sAXagliptin — SUMAtriptan
    Solu-CORTEF* SOLU-Medrol*
    SOLU-Medrol* Solu-CORTEF* — DEPO-Medrol*
    SORAfenib SUNItinib
    SUFentanil fentaNYL
    sulfADIAZINE** sulfaSALAzine
    sulfaSALAzine sulfADIAZINE**
    SUMAtriptan SITagliptin — ZOLMitriptan
    SUNItinib SORAfenib
    TEGretol* TRENtal*
    tiaGABine tiZANidine
    tiZANidine tiaGABine
    traMADol traZODone
    traZODone traMADol
    TRENtal* TEGretol*
    valACYclovir valGANciclovir
    valGANciclovir valACYclovir
    ZOLMitriptan SUMAtriptan
    ZyPREXA* ZyrTEC*
    ZyrTEC* ZyPREXA*

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