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Look Alike Sound Alike 2011
Memorial Health Care System

Memorial Health Care System

 

Look-alike/sound-alike Drug List 2011

 

           

Drug Name

Drug Name

Potential Errors

Prevention Strategies

NovoLIN 70/30

NovoLOG MIX 70/30

Similar names and strengths

1.  Tall man lettering in pyxis &Meditech

2.   Pyxis pop-up warning

3.  Two nurses sign off on MAR prior to administering.

 

hydrOXYzine (Atarax®,             Vistaril®)

hydrALAzine (Apresoline®)

  Similar names & usually

  stored beside each other

1.  Tall man lettering in pyxis &Meditech

2.   Pyxis pop-up warning.

3.   Do NOT store next to each other. 

4.   Name alert on MAR and indication.                                                               

                                          

Diamox

Diuril

Similar names and strengths

1.        Name alert on MAR

2.        Do not store next to each other.

3.        Draw up individual doses of 125-250 mg Diuril.

sulfADIAZINE

SulfaSALAzine (Azulfidine®)

Similar names and strengths

1.       Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.       Pyxis pop-up warning

3.       Do NOT store next to each other.

oxyCODONE controlled-release  (OxyCONTIN®)

oxyCODONE immediate-release (RoxiCODONE®)

Similar names

1.   Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.   Pyxis pop-up warning.

3.   Name alert on MAR.

Celecoxib (CeleBREX®)

Citalopram hydrobromide (CeleXA®)

Fosphenytoin (CereBYX®)

Similar names

1.      Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.      Pyxis pop-up warning

3.      Name alert on MAR.

4.      Do NOT store next to each other.

cloniDINE (Catapres®)

clonazePAM (KlonoPIN®)

Similar names

1.       Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.       Pyxis pop-up warning.

3.       Name alert on MAR.

4.       Do NOT store next to each other.

Folic Acid

Leucovorin calcium

 (“folinic acid”)

Similar names

1.   Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.    Pyxis pop-up warning.

3.    Name alert on MAR.

4.    Do not store next to each other.

MuciNEX® (Guaifenesin)

MucoMYST® (N-acetylcysteine)

Similar names

1.      Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.      Pyxis pop-up warning.

3.      Name alert on MAR.

4.      Do not store next to each other.

Wellbutrin SR® (Bupropion SR)

Wellbutrin XL® (Bupropion XL)

Same names

1.      Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.      Pyxis pop-up warning.

3.      Name alert on MAR.

4.      Do NOT store next to each other.

midoDRINE (ProAmatine®)

aMILoride (MidaMOR®)

Similar names

1.   Tall man lettering in pyxis & Meditech

2.   Pyxis pop-up warning

3..  Name alert on MAR.

4.   Do NOT store next to each other.

                                                                                              

                                                                                                     Presented & Approved August 11,2011, Pharmacy and

                                                       Therapeutics Committee                                                                     

Pharmacy Phone Numbers
Memorial Pharmacy (Glenwood) 423-495-8380
Memorial Hixson Pharmacy 423-495-7137
Stat 423-495-7470
Outpatient 423-495-8981
Chemo 423-495-7475
Surgery 423-495-8779

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