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The potential for medication mix-ups has increased dramatically over the past two decades as more and more drugs--each with one or more generic and brand names--have flooded the market. There are more than 15,000 drug names in general use in the U.S. With only 26 letters...
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For example, soon after the new arthritis drug Celebrex became available, the Food and Drug Administration received 53 reports of dispensing errors that occurred when it was mistaken for the seizure drug Cerebyx or the antidepressant Celexa. Searle, the maker of Celebrex, ran ads in medical journals this summer to...
Other commonly confused drugs, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, include Flomax (used to treat an enlarged prostate) and Fosamax (osteoporosis), Adderall (attention-deficit disorder) and Inderal (high blood pressure or heart problems), Lamisil (fungal infections) and Lamictal (epilepsy), Prilosec (acid reflux) and Prozac (depression).
It's also a good idea to ask your doctor to write out both the generic and brand names of your prescription. Find out from him or her what condition the drug is supposed to treat, how to take it and what possible side effects you might expect. Then, as...