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    This document lists common confusions between generic drug names and provides examples of look-alike and sound-alike drug pairs that could lead to errors. It identifies errors between generic drug names like Cisplatin and Carboplatin, Ephedrine and Epinephrine, and Fentanyl and Sufentanil. It also includes a table showing generic drug pairs that look or sound similar, such as Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin, and their therapeutic indications.

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    This document lists common confusions between generic drug names and provides examples of look-alike and sound-alike drug pairs that could lead to errors. It identifies errors between generic drug names like Cisplatin and Carboplatin, Ephedrine and Epinephrine, and Fentanyl and Sufentanil. It also includes a table showing generic drug pairs that look or sound similar, such as Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin, and their therapeutic indications.

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    This document lists common confusions between generic drug names and provides examples of look-alike and sound-alike drug pairs that could lead to errors. It identifies errors between generic drug names like Cisplatin and Carboplatin, Ephedrine and Epinephrine, and Fentanyl and Sufentanil. It also includes a table showing generic drug pairs that look or sound similar, such as Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin, and their therapeutic indications.

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    List of LASA

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    This document lists common confusions between generic drug names and provides examples of look-alike and sound-alike drug pairs that could lead to errors. It identifies errors between generic drug names like Cisplatin and Carboplatin, Ephedrine and Epinephrine, and Fentanyl and Sufentanil. It also includes a table showing generic drug pairs that look or sound similar, such as Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin, and their therapeutic indications.

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    List of SA/LA drugs

    The most common errors identified in generic names were


    between:

    Cisplatin - Carboplatin
    Ephedrine - Epinephrine
    Fentanyl - Sufentanil
    Lantus - Lente
    Humalog - Humulin
    Novolog - Novolin
    Humulin - Novolin
    Humalog -Novolog
    Doxorubicin - ''Daunorubicin
    Taxol - Taxotere
    Acetohexamide - Acetazolamide
    Advicor - Advair
    Avinza - Evista
    Chlorpropamide - Chlorpromazine
    Diabeta - Zebeta
    Folic acid - Folinic acid
    Heparin - Hespan
    Lamivudine - Lamotrigine
    Leukeran - Leucovorin
    Prilosec - Prozac
    Retrovir - Ritonavir
    Tizanidine -Tiagabine
    Wellbutrin SR - Wellbutrin XL
    Zantac - Xanax
    Zantac - Zyrtec
    Oxycontin - Oxynorm
    Imipenem - Meropenem
    Accutane - Accupril
    Selegiline – Salagen
    Table 2. Look-alike and sound-alike drugs – generic drug pairs
    Generic name Brand name Indications (class ofdrugs)
    Amoxicillin + cloxacillin Alclox Penicillins
    Cloxacillin + ampicillin Ampoxin Penicillins
    Fluconazole + tinidazole Fluzon-T Antifungals
    Levodopa + carbidopa Pardopa Antiparkinsonian drugs
    Tramadol + paracetamol Tramol-DT Analgesics

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