USP Quality Review

No. 79, Issued April 2004

List of Similar Drug Name Pairs:

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(Brand names are italicized and new entries are highlighted in red.)
Accolate Accupril
Accolate Accutane
Accupril Aciphex
Accupril Accolate
Accupril Accutane
Accupril Altace
Accupril Aricept
Accupril Monopril
Accutane Accolate
Accutane Accupril
Acebutolol Albuterol
Acetaminophen and Codeine Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone
Acetaminophen and Codeine Acetaminophen and Oxycodone
Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Acetaminophen and Codeine
Acetaminophen and Oxycodone Acetaminophen and Codeine
Acetazolamide Acetohexamide
Acetazolamide Acetylcysteine
Acetazolamide Acyclovir
Acetohexamide Acetazolamide
Acetylcysteine Acetazolamide
Aciphex Accupril
Aciphex Adipex-P
Aciphex Aricept
Aciphex Vioxx
Activase Retavase
Actonel Actos
Actos Actonel
Acular Ocular Lubricants
Acyclovir Acetazolamide
Acyclovir Famciclovir
Adalat CC Aldomet
Adalat CC Allegra
Adderall Inderal
Adenosine Adenosine Phosphate
Adenosine Phosphate Adenosine
Adipex-P Aciphex
Adriamycin Aredia
Adriamycin Idamycin
Advair Advicor
Advicor Advair
Aggrastat Aggrenox
Aggrastat Argatroban
Aggrenox Aggrastat
Akarpine Atropine
Albuterol Acebutolol
Aldara Alora
Aldesleukin Oprelvekin
Aldomet Adalat CC
Alkeran Leukeran
Allegra Adalat CC
Allegra Allegra-D
Allegra Asacol
Allegra Viagra
Allegra-D Allegra
Allegra-D Allerx-D
Allerx-D Allegra-D
Allopurinol Apresoline
Alora Aldara
Alprazolam Clonazepam
Alprazolam Diazepam
Alprazolam Lorazepam
Altace Accupril
Altace Amaryl Amerge
Altace Artane
Altace Norvasc
Alupent Atrovent
Amantadine Amiodarone
Amantadine Ranitidine Rimantadine
Amaryl Altace Amerge
Amaryl Avandia
Amaryl Reminyl
Amaryl Symmetrel
Ambien Amen
Ambien Ativan
Ambien Coumadin
Amen Ambien
Amerge Altace Amaryl
Amicar Amikin
Amikacin Anakinra
Amikin Amicar
Amiloride Amlodipine
Aminophylline Amitriptyline
Amiodarone Trazodone
Amiodarone Amantadine
Amiodarone Amlodipine
Amiodarone Amrinone
(Former nomenclature for Inamrinone)
Amitriptyline Aminophylline
Amitriptyline Imipramine
Amitriptyline Nortriptyline
Amlodipine Amiloride
Amlodipine Amiodarone
Amlodipine Felodipine
Amoxicillin Amoxil
Amoxicillin Ampicillin
Amoxicillin Atarax
Amoxicillin Augmentin
Amoxil Amoxicillin
Amphotericin B,
Lipid Complex
Amphotericin B,
Liposomal
Amphotericin B,
Liposomal
Amphotericin B,
Lipid Complex
Ampicillin Amoxicillin
Ampicillin Augmentin
Ampicillin Oxacillin
Amrinone
(Former nomenclature for Inamrinone)
Amiodarone
Anaflex Zanaflex
Anakinra Amikacin
Anaprox Avapro
Anaspaz Antispas
Anbesol Anusol
Ansaid Asacol
Antacid Atacand
Antispas Anaspaz
Anusol Anbesol
Anusol Anusol-HC
Anusol-HC Anusol
Anzemet Aricept
Apresoline Allopurinol
Apresoline Priscoline
Aredia Adriamycin
Argatroban Aggrastat
Argatroban Orgaran
Aricept Accupril
Aricept Aciphex
Aricept Anzemet
Artane Altace
Asacol Allegra
Asacol Ansaid
Asacol Os-Cal
Asparaginase Pegaspargase
Atacand Antacid
Atacand Avandia
Atarax Amoxicillin
Atarax Ativan
Atenolol Metoprolol
Atgam Ratgam
(Synonym for Thymoglobulin)
Ativan Ambien
Ativan Atarax
Atorvastatin Pravastatin
Atropine Akarpine
Atrovent Alupent
Atrovent Azmacort
Atrovent Flovent
Atrovent Natru-Vent
Atrovent Serevent
Attenuvax Meruvax
Augmentin Amoxicillin
Augmentin Ampicillin
Avandia Amaryl
Avandia Atacand
Avandia Avelox
Avandia Coumadin
Avandia Prandin
Avapro Anaprox
Avapro Avelox
Avelox Avandia
Avelox Avapro
Avelox Cerebyx
Avinza Invanz
Avonex Lovenox
Azithromycin Erythromycin
Azithromycin Vancomycin
Azithromycin Aztreonam
Azmacort Atrovent
Azmacort Nasacort
Aztreonam Azithromycin
Bactrim Biaxin
Bactrim DS Bancap HC
Bancap HC Bactrim DS
Baycol Bellergal
Beclovent Beconase
Beconase Beclovent
Beconase Beconase AQ
Beconase AQ Beconase
Bellergal Baycol
Benadryl Benazepril
Benadryl Bentyl
Benadryl Benylin
Benazepril Benadryl
Benazepril Benzonatate
Benazepril Donepezil
Benazepril Lisinopril
Bentyl Benadryl
Bentyl Bumex
Bentyl Proventil
Benylin Benadryl
Benylin Ventolin
Benzonatate Benazepril
Benzonatate Benztropine
Benztropine Benzonatate
Bepridil Prepidil
Betagan Betoptic
Betapace Betapace AF
Betapace AF Betapace
Betoptic Betagan
Betoptic Betoptic S
Betoptic S Betoptic
Biaxin Bactrim
Bisacodyl Bisoprolol
Bisacodyl Visicol
Bisoprolol Bisacodyl
Bisoprolol Fosinopril
Boost bar Buspar
Brevibloc Brevital
Brevital Brevibloc
Bumex Bentyl
Bumex Buprenex
Bumex Nimbex
Bumex Permax
Bupivacaine Ropivacaine
Buprenex Bumex
Bupropion Buspirone
Buspar Boost bar
Buspirone Bupropion
Butalbital,
Acetaminophen, and Caffeine
Butalbital,
Aspirin, and Caffeine
Butalbital,
Aspirin, and Caffeine
Butalbital,
Acetaminophen, and Caffeine

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