Thursday, November 03, 2005

Confusion in drug names

The Lancet recently discussed the confusion caused by two different drugs having the same identifying marks. This is a letter in response, describing potential confusion caused by two different drugs having the same name in different parts of the world. The trade name "Cartia" is an aspirin preparation, in some places, and a brand name for diltiazem, a vasodilator (a quick look in the Online Medical Dictionary seems to indicate).

You will need a username to see the full text of this and I have it. Or you can see if it is ScienceDirect yet - Lancet, vol. 366, issue 9496, page 1526.

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