Friday, August 08, 2008
An article today in my local newspaper (What's in a name? Mix-ups spur FDA to do more to avoid sound-alike medications) points out that "three years ago, Johnson & Johnson changed the name of its Alzheimer's drug Reminyl because it was being confused by doctors and pharmacists with the diabetes m...
When I went to a doctor recently, the nurse told me my records said I was taking over-the-counter Zetia, a prescription drug for cholesterol.
I finally figured out the doctor meant Zantac, an antacid, and there is, in fact, a nonprescription generic form.