Updated on 3/3/2020

Pharmacy medication safety committee

LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS

(COMMON DRUGS AT OUTPATIENT PHARMACY)

Tab. Valsartan 80mg,

Tab. Valsartan 160mg &

Tab. Valsartan 80mg +

Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg

Tab. Ivabradine 5mg &

Tab. Ivabradine 7.5mg

Tab. Leflunomide 10mg &

Tab. Leflunomide 20mg

Tab. Saxagliptin 2.5mg &

Tab. Saxagliptin 5mg

Tab. Levothyroxine 25mcg &

Tab. Levothyroxine 50mcg

Tab. Deferasirox 90mg &

Tab. Deferasirox 360mg

Tab. Amiloride 5mg +

Hydrochlorothiazide 50mg &

Tab. Selegiline 5mg

Updated on 3/3/2020

Pharmacy medication safety committee

LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS

(COMMON DRUGS AT OUTPATIENT PHARMACY)

Tab. Metformin 500mg &

Tab. Metoprolol 100mg

Tab. Colchicine 0.5mg &

Tab. Bumetanide 1mg

Tab. Verapamil 40mg &

Tab. Selegiline 5mg

Updated on 3/3/2020

Pharmacy medication safety committee

LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS

(PSYCHIATRY)

Tab. Risperidone 1mg &

Tab. Risperidone 2mg

Tab. Olanzapine 5mg Orodispersible &

Tab. Olanzapine 10mg Orodispersible

Tab. Chlorpromazine 100mg &

Tab. Clozapine 100mg

Inj. Cefuroxime 750mg

Tab. Phenobarbitone 30mg &

Tab. Ferrous 200mg

Tab. Fluvoxamine 50mg &

Tab. Fluvoxamine 100mg

Tab. Quetiapine 300mg (extended-release),

Tab. Quetiapine 100mg & Tab. Quetiapine 200mg

Inj. Cefuroxime 750mg

Updated on 3/3/2020

Pharmacy medication safety committee

LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS

(INJECTIONS)

Inj. Meropenem 500mg &

Inj. Meropenem 1g

Inj. Human Normal Globulin &

Inj. Human Albumin 20%

Inj. Cefuroxime 750mg &

Inj. Cefoperazone 1g

Inj. Fluphenazine 25mg &

Inj. Haloperidol 5mg