PNS Cholinergic Drug Sound Alike Names List

PNS Cholinergic Drug Sound Alike Names List

Generic name / Trade name / Sound Alike or Look Alike Names
For generic name / For Trade name
Atropine
“AT roe peen” / Atropen, Generics / ·  None / ·  Atrovent*
Bethanechol
“be THAN eh chol” or “beth AN eh coal” / Urecholine / ·  Betaxolol
·  Baclofen* / ·  None
Bupropion
“byue PROE pee on” / Alplenzin, Wellbutrin XL, Wellbutrin SR, Zyban / ·  Buspirone* / ·  Wellcovorin
·  Wellferon
·  Diovan
·  Zagam
·  Wellbutrin XL and Wellbutrin SR are confused
Donepezil
“doe NEP e zil” / Aricept / ·  Benazepril*
·  Doxazosin*
·  Doxepin*
·  Rabeprazole
·  Ramipril / ·  Accupril
·  Aranesp*
·  Ascriptin
·  Aciphex
·  Azilect
Neostigmine
“NEE oh STIG meen” / Prostigmin / ·  Physostigmine / ·  None
Pancuronium
“PAN cue ROW nee uhm” / Pavulon / ·  Prontonix
·  Pipecuronium
·  Vecuronium / ·  Peptavlon
·  Papaverine
Pilocarpine
“pie low CAR peen” / Salagen, Isopto Carpine / ·  Proparacaine / ·  Selegiline*
·  Isopto Carbachol
·  Isoptin (Verapamil*)
Scopolamine
AKA “Hyoscine”
“sko PALL uh meen” / Transderm Scop, Scopace, etc. / ·  None / ·  None
Sildenafil
“sil DEN a fil” / Viagra, Revatio / ·  None / ·  Allegra*
·  ReVia*
Solifenacin
“SOE li FEN a sin” / VesiCare / ·  None / ·  Vesanoid
Succinylcholine
“SUX ih nil KOE leen” / Anectine / ·  None / ·  None
Varenicline
“var EN ih kleen” / Chantix / ·  None / ·  None

* Indicates a drug name we cover (may be generic or trade name).

Sound alike/look alike names: http://www.ismp.org/tools/confuseddrugnames.pdf

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